Fanhui Shi Weixing (19)

Orbited FSW-4 No. 1 (JB-4 1), the first flight of a new generation of Chinese recoverable satellites carrying Earth-observation cameras and microgravity experiments, from Jiuquan. Uniquely among FSW missions it launched inside a payload shroud; its capsule returned to Earth after 27 days.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2.4 T (est.)

Flight

13th

of 67 Long March 2C flights

Date and time

29 August 2004, 07:50 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2004-033

Launches in 2004

33rd of 54

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