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Shi Jian 4

Name: Long March 3A | Shi Jian 4
Start: 1994-02-08T08:33:53Z
Location: Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3A

Launched Tue, Feb 8 · 8:33:53 AM UTC1994-02-08 08:33:53 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Elliptical Orbit

Worldwide

11th

orbital launch attempt in 1994

China Aerospace Corporation

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

413 d 21 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

SJ 4 (Shi Jian 4) was a satellite to monitor the space radiation environment and its effects in an elliptical orbit.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 3A

Vehicle history

Height

52.5m

Diameter

3.4m

Liftoff thrust

2,962kN

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China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulPlanetary Science

Shi Jian 4

Long March 3A

Launched Tue, Feb 8 · 8:33:53 AM UTC1994-02-08 08:33:53 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Elliptical Orbit

Worldwide

11th

orbital launch attempt in 1994

China Aerospace Corporation

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

413 d 21 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

SJ 4 (Shi Jian 4) was a satellite to monitor the space radiation environment and its effects in an elliptical orbit.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 3A

Vehicle history

Height

52.5m

Diameter

3.4m

Liftoff thrust

2,962kN

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Shi Jian 4

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3A

Never Miss a Launch.

Shi Jian 4

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3A

Never Miss a Launch.