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Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 2CLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-1 4 & Freja
Launched
October 6, 1992
Summary
FSW-1 4 & Freja 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 6, 1992. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 12th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,754th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Freja, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 603 × 1,769 km orbit inclined 63.0°. 10 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
- 10th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 12th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,754th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Freja · NORAD 22161 · 1992-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FREJA
- Object ID
- 1992-064A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-07 06:57:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.21464578 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0771208
- Inclination
- 63.0091°
- Ascending node
- 55.003°
- Arg. of perigee
- 260.3691°
- Mean anomaly
- 90.5419°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0.0029739
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 7 components; 1 still in orbit
- Freja · NORAD 22161 · in orbit
- Fanhui Shi Weixing (14) · NORAD 22162 · re-entered October 31, 1992
CZ-2C Y10 Stage 2 · re-entered October 20, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese reconnaissance satellite. The Freja magnetospheric research satellite was launched on 6 October 1992 as a "piggyback" payload on a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
23rd launch from Launch Area 2B, 2nd this year · 25th 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
57 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 4 & Freja launch?
FSW-1 4 & Freja launched on October 6, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-1 4 & Freja?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-1 4 & Freja?
Long March 2C, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did FSW-1 4 & Freja launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-1 4 & Freja reach?
Freja, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 603 × 1,769 km orbit inclined 63.0°.
How many satellites did FSW-1 4 & Freja launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).