Shijian 6B

China (PR)

Spacecraft nº:

Chinese spacecraft nº: 90
Also called: SJ-6B

Launch data:

Designation 28414 / 04035B
Launch date 08 Sep 2004 - 23:14 UT
Launch site Taiyuan, LC1
Launch vehicle  CZ-4B2 (#7)
Mission Scientific
Sun-synchronous Earth orbit on 09 Sep - ~13:12:
Perigee / Apogee 593 / 603 km
Inclination 97,73°
Period 96,64 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Shangai Academy of Space Flight Technology
and Dongfanghong Satellite Co
Customer  
Platform  Fengyun-1
Mass at launch  975 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  2 years

Mission details:

It is possible that Shijian 6B may be an imaging reconnaissance platform rather than an ELINT payload like Shijian 6A.
Ref.: #3(SD387), #7, #113 - update: 21.08.05