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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 2CLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
FSW-1 5
Launched
October 8, 1993
Summary
FSW-1 5 launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 2C from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 8, 1993. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,852nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 2C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Jian Bing 93, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 303 km orbit inclined 56.9°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 2C · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Long March 2C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,852nd orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Jian Bing 93 · NORAD 22859 · 1993-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FSW-1 5
- Object ID
- 1993-063A
- Epoch
- 1993-10-08 10:30:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07716527 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065181
- Inclination
- 56.9464°
- Ascending node
- 92.3189°
- Arg. of perigee
- 138.081°
- Mean anomaly
- 222.9542°
- 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
8 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Jian Bing 93 · NORAD 22859 · re-entered October 28, 1993
- FSW-1 RV · NORAD 22870 · re-entered March 12, 1996
CZ-2C Y11 Stage 2 · re-entered October 22, 1993
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
24th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 26th 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
367 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 5 launch?
FSW-1 5 launched on October 8, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FSW-1 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FSW-1 5?
Long March 2C, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 2C spec sheet
Where did FSW-1 5 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did FSW-1 5 reach?
Jian Bing 93, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 303 km orbit inclined 56.9°.
How many satellites did FSW-1 5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).