Shijian 2A

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:28:00

Friday July 27, 1979

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Second stage malfunction.

Shijian 2A

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

3 Payloads

663 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Feng Bao 1

Active 1972 to 1981

Ministry of Aerospace Industry logo

Agency

MASI

Rocket

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 33m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,500 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,785 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 5m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Site 138 (LA-2B)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 5 hours

Stats

Feng Bao 1


10th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1979

1979


71st

Orbital launch attempt