Shijian-11-03
| Shijian-11-03 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Experimental satellite |
| Country: |
 People's Republic of China
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2011-030A |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | July 6, 2011 at 04:28 UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan |
| Launcher: | Long march 2C |
| Status: | active |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.2 ° |
| Apogee height : | 697 km |
| Perigee height : | 711 km |
Shijian-11-03 (German: Exercise 11-03) is a Chinese experimental satellite.
history
Developed by China Spacesat Co. Ltd under the direction of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the satellite was launched on July 6, 2011 at 04:28 UTC by a two-stage Long March 2C launcher from the Jiuquan launch site in Gansu Province in placed in low earth orbit. It should serve experimental scientific and engineering purposes as well as carry out measurement and communication tasks, whereby western observers consider it an experimental early warning satellite. The predecessors Shijian-11-01 (2009-061A) and Shijian-12 (2010-027A) were launched on November 12, 2009 and June 15, 2010; Shijian 11-02 only started after Shijian 11-03.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ N2YO: REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING SJ-11-03. N2YO.com, July 6, 2011, accessed July 10, 2011 .
- ↑ Thomas Weyrauch: Chinese satellite Shijian 11-03 launched. raumfahrer.net, July 6, 2011, accessed July 10, 2011 .
- ↑ SJ 12. globalsecurity.org, September 2, 2010, accessed July 10, 2011 .