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Other Designations: Shi Jian 5. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: China. Research satellite carried as a secondary payload to study the radiation belts.
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SJ-5 Chronology
10 May 1999
Shi Jian 5 Launch Site: Taiyuan . Launch Vehicle: CZ-4B. Perigee: 843 km. Apogee: 869 km. Inclination: 98.8 deg. Research satellite carried as a secondary payload to study the radiation belts.
Bibliography:- 4 - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. HTML when accessed: ftp://sao-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/jcm/space/news
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