Success
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)
Government/Top Secret
China Aerospace Corporation(CASC)Government
Long March 2D
LEOorbit
The FSW-2 (Fanhui Shi Weixing) or JB-1B series was the second series of chinese recoverable satellites. These satellites feature cameras for Earth observation.
Sunday, October 20, 1996 at 7:20 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,104
CASC Mission
#13
Pad Launch
#26
Location Launch
#28
Designator
1996-059
Launch Window
NET
Oct 20, 1996, 7:20 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport located between the Ejin, Alxa, Inner Mongolia and Hangtian Town, Jinta County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province. It is part of the Dongfeng Aerospace City (Base 10).
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Oct 20, 1996, 3:20 PM
Total Launches
286
Total Landings
2
Coordinates
40.9581, 100.2911
Long March 2D Specs
The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
Length
38.3 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
232 t
Thrust
2,962 kN
LEO Capacity
3,500 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
SSO Capacity
1,300 kg
Launch Cost
$30M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1992
Fastest Turnaround
1d 20h
Total Launches
99
Successful
98
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
67
Maiden flight: Aug 9, 1992