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Long March 1
Launched 1971-03-03 12:02 UTCLaunch Area 2A, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
20th
orbital launch attempt in 1971
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 2A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
312 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Shi Jian 1 (SJ-1) was the second Chinese satellite. It was designed and built by the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
The 221 kg SJ-1 spacecraft was based on the DFH-1 satellite, from which it inherited the 1 m pressurized spherical structure, but it was powered by Silicon solar cells, which were mounted on 14 trapezoidal planes on the upper and lower hemispherical shells. Batteries and transmitters were housed in the pressurized compartment. SJ-1 was spin-stabilized.
Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from November 1964 to April 1982.
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