Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryFeng Bao 1Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
JSSW 1
Launched
July 26, 1975
Summary
JSSW 1 launched on a Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry Feng Bao 1 from Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 26, 1975. It was Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 6th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,725th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Feng Bao 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). JSSW 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 464 km orbit inclined 69.0°. 2 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
- 3rd Feng Bao 1 flight · 1st this yearSeventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 6th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,725th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JSSW 3 · NORAD 8053 · 1975-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-070A
- Epoch
- 1975-07-26 20:33:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.84087204 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0206345
- Inclination
- 69.0088°
- Ascending node
- 85.7856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 149.8183°
- Mean anomaly
- 211.5043°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- JSSW 3 · NORAD 8053 · re-entered September 14, 1975
FB-1 701-05 Stage 2 · re-entered August 25, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental Chinese satellite
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
4th launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 6th 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
263 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 JSSW 1 launch?
JSSW 1 launched on July 26, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JSSW 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JSSW 1?
Feng Bao 1, flown by Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry. Feng Bao 1 spec sheet
Where did JSSW 1 launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did JSSW 1 reach?
JSSW 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 464 km orbit inclined 69.0°.
How many satellites did JSSW 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).