FSW-0 1

FSW-0 1 (Jianbing-1 1), China’s first successful recoverable film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Long March 2A from Jiuquan lofted the craft on the type’s first successful flight; the capsule was recovered after three days.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.8 T (est.)

Flight

2nd

of 4 Long March 2A flights

Date and time

26 November 1975, 03:27 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2A

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

1975-111

Launches in 1975

116th of 132

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