Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryLong March 2ALaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-0 3
Launched
January 26, 1978
Image: Unknown
Summary
FSW-0 3 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 January 26, 1978. It was Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,056th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Long March 2A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (03), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 515 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 2 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
- 4th Long March 2A flight · 1st this yearSeventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,056th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (03) · NORAD 10611 · 1978-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-0 3
- Object ID
- 1978-011A
- Epoch
- 1978-01-26 07:32:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.75041544 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0242901
- Inclination
- 57.0268°
- Ascending node
- 155.2485°
- Arg. of perigee
- 146.0588°
- Mean anomaly
- 215.8704°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (03) · NORAD 10611 · re-entered February 7, 1978
CZ-2C C3 Stage 2 · re-entered February 6, 1978
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
10th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 12th 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
415 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 3 launch?
FSW-0 3 launched on January 26, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-0 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-0 3?
Long March 2A, flown by Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry. Long March 2A spec sheet
Where did FSW-0 3 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-0 3 reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (03), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 515 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did FSW-0 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).