Status
Success
Shijian 2
Launch Time
Sat Sep 19, 1981 21:28 UTC
Sat Sep 19, 1981 21:28 UTC
Last flight of Feng Bao 1.
Rocket
Mission Details
Shijian 2
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: 768.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 138 (LA-2B), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
1981
95th orbital launch attempt
Feng Bao 1
11th mission
1st mission of 1981
7th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission