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Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 2DLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)
Launched
August 9, 1992
Summary
Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 2D from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 9, 1992. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 10th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,740th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 2D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (13), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 341 km orbit inclined 63.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 2D flightMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 10th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,740th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) · NORAD 22072 · 1992-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-051A
- Epoch
- 1992-08-09 10:29:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07624289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0121966
- Inclination
- 63.0687°
- Ascending node
- 25.1618°
- Arg. of perigee
- 143.2425°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.8028°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) · NORAD 22072 · re-entered September 1, 1992
CZ-2D Y1 Stage 2 · re-entered August 16, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22nd launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 24th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
26 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
674 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) launch?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) launched on August 9, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)?
Long March 2D, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (13), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 341 km orbit inclined 63.1°.
How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (13) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).