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Shi Jian 9B (SJ 9B)

SJ 9B [DFHSat]

The SJ 9B (Shijian 9B) spacecraft is a technology satellite developed for the Chinese Comission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND).

SJ 9B carries the LWIR (Long Wave Infrared) Camera as a technology experiment.

The goal of the LWIR camera is to test mainly the functions of the instrument such as the focal-plane component and the long-life Stirling cryocooler which is designed to function as an autonomic research and development component. The camera features low-temperature optics. The operational temperature of optical system is kept in the range of -35C to -20C.

Nation: China
Type / Application: Technological experiments
Operator:
Contractors: SAST
Equipment: LWIR
Configuration: CAST-100
Propulsion:
Power: Deployable solar array, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: ~ 260 kg
Orbit: 623 km × 649 km, 97.99
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
Shi Jian 9B (SJ 9B) 2012-056B 14.10.2012 TY LC-9 CZ-2C (3) SMA with Shi Jian 9A

Launch Sites:

  • TY =   Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China   China
Further Shi Jian (SJ) missions:

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