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SJ-2A

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
September 19, 1981 at 09:28 PM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Feng Bao 1 →
Operator
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry
Mission
Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
173 km
Periapsis
137 km
Inclination
59.37°
Orbital period
87.59 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-093B
NORAD catalog №
12843
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
13.43 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 6, 1982

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 6, 1982
Time in service
1.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed