FSW-0 7

Long March 2C from Jiuquan launched FSW-0 7 (JB-1 7 / China 17), a Chinese recoverable film-return photoreconnaissance satellite for military Earth imaging from low Earth orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.8 T (est.)

Flight

4th

of 67 Long March 2C flights

Date and time

21 October 1985, 05:04 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

1985-096

Launches in 1985

99th of 125

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