18 September 1973, 12:12 UTC
JSSW 1a
First orbital attempt of China's Feng Bao 1 from Jiuquan with a JSSW technical experimental satellite; the vehicle lost attitude control and was destroyed by range safety.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 8 Feng Bao 1 flights
- Date and time
- 18 September 1973, 12:12 UTC
- Rocket
- Feng Bao 1
- Builder
- CASC
- Launch site
- Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- Launches in 1973
- 72nd of 116