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Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 2CLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-1 3
Launched
October 5, 1990
Summary
FSW-1 3 launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 2C from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 5, 1990. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 8th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,570th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Fanhui Shi Weixing (12), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 317 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 3 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
- 9th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 8th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,570th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Fanhui Shi Weixing (12) · NORAD 20838 · 1990-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-089A
- Epoch
- 1990-10-05 07:15:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0500307 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0073814
- Inclination
- 56.971°
- Ascending node
- 63.0048°
- Arg. of perigee
- 148.0003°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.5594°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (12) · NORAD 20838 · re-entered October 23, 1990
CZ-2C Y9 Stage 2 · re-entered October 15, 1990
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
21st launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 23rd 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
about 2 years 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 3 launch?
FSW-1 3 launched on October 5, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-1 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-1 3?
Long March 2C, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did FSW-1 3 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-1 3 reach?
Fanhui Shi Weixing (12), one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 219 × 317 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did FSW-1 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).