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Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryFeng Bao 1Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

JSSW 2

Launched

December 16, 1975

Launch Successful

Summary

JSSW 2 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 December 16, 1975. It was Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 8th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,776th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Feng Bao 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). JSSW 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 394 km orbit inclined 69.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
4th Feng Bao 1 flight · 2nd this yearSeventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry's 8th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,776th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

69.0°Inclination
191 × 394 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
90.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
165.1°Ascending node
18567 d agoElement epoch1975-12-16 11:51 UTC · stale

JSSW 4 · NORAD 8488 · 1975-119 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1975-119A
Epoch
1975-12-16 11:51:03 UTC
Mean motion
15.95994036 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0152493
Inclination
68.9566°
Ascending node
165.0584°
Arg. of perigee
144.5883°
Mean anomaly
216.5512°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
2
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 4 · NORAD 8488 · re-entered January 27, 1976

FB-1 701-06 Stage 2 · re-entered January 10, 1976

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Experimental Chinese satellite

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Map of Launch Area 2B

Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

6th launch from Launch Area 2B, 3rd this year · 8th 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

20 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did JSSW 2 launch?

JSSW 2 launched on December 16, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch JSSW 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched JSSW 2?

Feng Bao 1, flown by Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry. Feng Bao 1 spec sheet

Where did JSSW 2 launch from?

Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.

What orbit did JSSW 2 reach?

JSSW 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 394 km orbit inclined 69.0°.

How many satellites did JSSW 2 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).