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SJ-2

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
342 km
Periapsis
177 km
Inclination
59.36°
Orbital period
89.7 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-093A
NORAD catalog №
12842
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 26, 1981

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 26, 1981
Time in service
7 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed