Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryFeng Bao 1Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
JSSW 1a
Launched
September 18, 1973
Summary
JSSW 1a 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 September 18, 1973. The mission failed. It was Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,494th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Feng Bao 1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Feng Bao 1 flightSeventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,494th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Experimental Chinese satellite
Pad
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Launch Area 2B, 1st this year · 3rd 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
under an hour 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 1a launch?
JSSW 1a launched on September 18, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JSSW 1a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JSSW 1a?
Feng Bao 1, flown by Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry. Feng Bao 1 spec sheet
Where did JSSW 1a launch from?
Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit was JSSW 1a going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.