Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryLong March 2ALaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-0 1
Launched
November 26, 1975
Image: Unknown
Summary
FSW-0 1 launched on a Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry Long March 2A from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 26, 1975. It was Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 7th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,767th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (01), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 636 km orbit inclined 63.2°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 2A flight · 1st this yearSeventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 7th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,767th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (01) · NORAD 8452 · 1975-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-111A
- Epoch
- 1975-11-26 06:04:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.55114284 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0334761
- Inclination
- 63.2271°
- Ascending node
- 63.9918°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.319°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.118°
- 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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (01) · NORAD 8452 · re-entered December 29, 1975
CZ-2C C1 Stage 2 · re-entered December 22, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
5th launch from Launch Area 2B, 2nd this year · 7th 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
122 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 FSW-0 1 launch?
FSW-0 1 launched on November 26, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-0 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-0 1?
Long March 2A, flown by Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry. Long March 2A spec sheet
Where did FSW-0 1 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-0 1 reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (01), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 636 km orbit inclined 63.2°.
How many satellites did FSW-0 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).