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Ministry of Space IndustryLong March 2CLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-0 8
Launched
October 6, 1986
Summary
FSW-0 8 launched on a Ministry of Space Industry Long March 2C from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 6, 1986. It was Ministry of Space Industry's 8th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,110th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (08), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 392 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 4 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
- 5th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Space Industry's 8th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,110th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (08) · NORAD 17001 · 1986-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-076A
- Epoch
- 1986-10-06 20:11:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98445758 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0159589
- Inclination
- 56.9601°
- Ascending node
- 52.4566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 141.3044°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.9542°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- B*
- 0.0001409
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (08) · NORAD 17001 · re-entered October 23, 1986
CZ-2C Y5 Stage 2 · re-entered October 20, 1986
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
17th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 19th 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
350 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 8 launch?
FSW-0 8 launched on October 6, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-0 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-0 8?
Long March 2C, flown by Ministry of Space Industry. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did FSW-0 8 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-0 8 reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (08), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 392 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did FSW-0 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).