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Long March 2C | Shi Jian 8
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) — Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Shi Jian 8
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
SJ 8 (Shijian 8) is a recoverable satellite based on the FSW type reentry vehicle, which is used to expose 215 kilograms of seeds of plants and fungus to the space environment. It was recovered after several weeks. Once the space-bred seeds are recovered, the Ministry of Agriculture organized research institutions to develop new seeds featuring high yield, good quality and high efficiency.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Long March 2C
- Family
- Long March
- Variant
- C
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Type
- Government
- Country
- CHN
launch site
- Pad
- Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
- Location
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- CHN
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 40.9605, 100.2981