Status
Failure
Shijian 2A
Launch Time
Fri Jul 27, 1979 21:28 UTC
Fri Jul 27, 1979 21:28 UTC
Second stage malfunction.
Rocket
Mission Details
Shijian 2A
SJ 2 (Shi Jian 2) was a Chinese satellite mission to measure and study the micrometeoroids and debris environment and to conduct electromagnetic background experiments.
The satellite featured a spin-stabilized octahedral prism-shaped structure and was sun-pointing. The satellite structure had a length of 1.2 m and an outer diameter of 0.615 m. Four deployable solar wings are attached to the top of the satellite.
Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 663.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 138 (LA-2B), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
1979
71st orbital launch attempt
Feng Bao 1
10th mission
1st mission of 1979
4th failed mission