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Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 2CLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-1 2
Launched
August 5, 1988
Summary
FSW-1 2 launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 2C from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 5, 1988. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,324th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of FSW-1 RV, one of 7 catalogued objects, from August 7, 1988, was 212 × 313 km inclined 63.0°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,324th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FSW-1 RV · NORAD 19368 · 1988-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-067A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-07 18:46:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0691601 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0076063
- Inclination
- 63.016°
- Ascending node
- 4.4833°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.4575°
- Mean anomaly
- 208.9538°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 39
- B*
- 0.00016989
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- FSW-1 RV · NORAD 19368 · landed August 13, 1988
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (11) · NORAD 19381 · re-entered August 27, 1988
CZ-2C Y8 Stage 2 · re-entered August 19, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 22nd 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
331 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-1 2 launch?
FSW-1 2 launched on August 5, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-1 2?
Long March 2C, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did FSW-1 2 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-1 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of FSW-1 RV, one of 7 catalogued objects, from August 7, 1988, was 212 × 313 km inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did FSW-1 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).