FSW-1 2

Long March 2C launched FSW-1 No. 2, a recoverable Chinese reconnaissance and remote-sensing satellite, from Jiuquan, achieving China's first insertion into a sun-synchronous orbit and extending the Fanhui Shi Weixing film-return capsule program.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2.1 T (est.)

Flight

8th

of 67 Long March 2C flights

Date and time

5 August 1988, 07:28 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

1988-067

Launches in 1988

71st of 121

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