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Shi Jian 21

Chang Zheng 3B launch from Xichang (China) on October 24, 2021, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 24, 2021 · 01:27 UTCLaunch 2021-094Launch no. 6,136 in the log
RocketChang Zheng 3Bvariant G2
SpaceportXichangpad LC2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyCALTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 24, 2021, 01:27
Launch designation
2021-094
Mission
Shi Jian 21
Vehicle flight ID
Y83

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
200 km
Initial apogee
300 km
Inclination
28.6°
Payload mass to orbit
5.2 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Shi Jian 212021-094ANORAD 49330Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)Technology5,000 kgGrappled by another object · Jan 21, 2022
SJ-21 subsatellite2021-094CNORAD 49382Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)Technology200 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.