Dong Fang Hong 38

China (PR)

Spacecraft n°:

Chinese satellite n°: 43
Also called Shijian 4 or SJ 4. Means "Practice 4"

Launch data:

Designation 22996 / 94010A
Launch date 08 Feb 1994
Launch site Xichang, LC-2
Launch vehicle  CZ-3A
Mission Scientific & Technology (Shijian)
Perigee/Apogee 221/34459 km
Inclination 28.41°
Period 605.89 min

It carried six instruments for measuring particle fluxes and spacecraft electric potential.

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