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Ministry of Space IndustryLong March 2CLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-0 5
Launched
August 19, 1983
Summary
FSW-0 5 launched on a Ministry of Space Industry Long March 2C from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 19, 1983. It was Ministry of Space Industry's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,733rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (05), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 396 km orbit inclined 63.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 2C · Ministry of Space Industry
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Space Industry's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,733rd orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (05) · NORAD 14288 · 1983-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-086A
- Epoch
- 1983-08-19 07:00:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97922335 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0162787
- Inclination
- 63.3135°
- Ascending node
- 4.0611°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.8174°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.0858°
- 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 (05) · NORAD 14288 · re-entered September 3, 1983
CZ-2C Y2 Stage 2 · re-entered August 30, 1983
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
14th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 16th 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
343 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 5 launch?
FSW-0 5 launched on August 19, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-0 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-0 5?
Long March 2C, flown by Ministry of Space Industry. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did FSW-0 5 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-0 5 reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (05), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 396 km orbit inclined 63.3°.
How many satellites did FSW-0 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).