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The Yaogan-43 01 Group Satellites launched Successfully, 4 Types and 9 Units of SMA Products Successfully Operated in Orbit

Release Time:2024-08-20

On August 16, 2024, at 15:35 Beijing time, China successfully launched Yaogan-43 01 Group satellites using the Long March 4B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.The solar panels unfolded successfully, the satellites worked normally, and the launch mission was a complete success. The B03 and C03 satellites in this launch mission were developed by the Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The 4 types and 9 SMA products ( SFR-M6-D042, D046, D043 ) developed by LEAT were used for 3 types of payload locking, and all the products are successfully operated in orbit. Among them, SFR-M6-D041 and SFR-M6-D045 SMA-based Fracture Release Mechanisms are used for a type of antenna locking, and SFR-M4-D049 SMA-based Fracture Release Mechanisms and SPPL-180-5-STD pin pullers are used for the locking of two types of laser terminals on the satellite platform. 

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a) SFR-M6-D045  b) SFR-M6-D041  c) SFR-M4-D049  d) SPPL-180-5-STD