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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)
Launched
October 20, 1996
Summary
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 20, 1996. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 13th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,104th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 2D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (17), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 346 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 2D · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 2D flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 13th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,104th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) · NORAD 24634 · 1996-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-2 3
- Object ID
- 1996-059A
- Epoch
- 1996-10-21 05:14:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06884108 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0125621
- Inclination
- 63.0411°
- Ascending node
- 82.9549°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.258°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.7083°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0.0001158
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) · NORAD 24634 · re-entered December 3, 1996
CZ-2D Y3 Stage 2 · re-entered October 29, 1996
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
26th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 28th 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
about 2 years 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 (17) launch?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) launched on October 20, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 346 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did Fanhui Shi Weixing (17) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).