Satellites

Payload

SJ-9B

OperationalPayloadLEO

SJ-9B is a Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology payload satellite, launched on October 14, 2012 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
October 14, 2012 at 03:25 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
604 km
Periapsis
584 km
Inclination
97.6°
Orbital period
96.56 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)/Dongfanghong Satellite Co.
Users
Government
Launch mass
350 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-056B
NORAD catalog №
38861
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.9993 m²
Status
Operational