FSW-1 5

Long March 2C launched FSW-1 No. 5, a Chinese recoverable reconnaissance satellite, from Jiuquan; an attitude control failure during its scheduled reentry on October 16 sent the return capsule into a highly elliptical orbit instead of recovering it.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2.1 T (est.)

Flight

11th

of 67 Long March 2C flights

Date and time

8 October 1993, 08:00 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

1993-063

Launches in 1993

67th of 83

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