Fanhui Shi Weixing (16)

Long March 2D launched FSW-2 (2), China's second recoverable reconnaissance and microgravity satellite, from Jiuquan; it carried Earth-observation cameras, biological experiments and microgravity payloads, returning to Earth after 15 days.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2.8 T (est.)

Flight

2nd

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

3 July 1994, 08:00 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Government/Top Secret

International designator

1994-037

Launches in 1994

40th of 93

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