| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Shijian 9A (SJ 9A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CAST) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Technology Development |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 623 |
| Apogee (km) | 650 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00192678227360308 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.99 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.44 |
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| Date of Launch | 14-10-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology/Dongfanghong Satellite Co. |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Taiyuan Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Long March 2C |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-056A |
| NORAD Number | 38860 |
| Comments | Focus on satellite reliability demonstrations and validating high-performance Chinese-made technologies. |