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Shijiedu
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 | Shijiedu
Credit - © Mark Wade
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Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Operator: China. Country: China. Latitude: 30°57' N. Longitude: 119°13' E. Sounding rocket launch site. In use from September 1960.
Shijiedu Chronology and Launch Log
- 1960 Sep - Test mission Launch Vehicle: T-7. Apogee: 60 km (37 mi). First launch of the all-up missile.
- 1963 Dec - Test mission Launch Vehicle: T-7A. Apogee: 115 km (71 mi).
- 1964 July 19 - Biological mission (mice) Launch Vehicle: T-7A. T-7A-S Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).
- 1965 June 1 - Biological mission (mice) Launch Vehicle: T-7A. T-7A-S Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).
- 1965 June 5 - Biological mission (mice) Launch Vehicle: T-7A. T-7A-S Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).
- 1966 July 14 - Biological mission (dog) Launch Vehicle: T-7A. T-7A-S2 Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
- 1966 July 28 - Biological mission (dog) Launch Vehicle: T-7A. T-7A-S2 Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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