Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)

Maiden flight of the Long March 2D carried China's FSW-2-1, the first of a new generation of Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable Earth-imaging satellites, from Jiuquan; the capsule returned to Earth after completing its photographic mission.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2.4 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

9 August 1992, 08:00 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

1992-051

Launches in 1992

52nd of 97

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