Fanhui Shi Weixing (22)

Long March 2D launched the FSW-22 recoverable reconnaissance satellite from Jiuquan into a low, high-inclination orbit as part of China's film-return surveillance satellite program.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2.4 T (est.)

Flight

7th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

29 August 2005, 08:45 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

2005-033

Launches in 2005

36th of 56

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