SJ 5 [CAST]
Based the CAST968 bus, SJ-5 (Shi Jian) is a smallsat for space exploration and scientific experiment, representing the first use of satellite bus technology in China. It was successfully launched by a CZ-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 10 May 1999. It is mainly designed for space charged particle measurement, S-band high-speed data-link transmitter test, large-capacity solid-state storage test and fluid science experiment.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | CAST |
Contractors: | DFH Satellite Co. Ltd of CAST |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | CAST968A Bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 300 kg |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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SJ 5 | 1999-025B | 10.05.1999 | TY LC-7 | CZ-4B | with Feng Yun 1C |