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Long March 2D | Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)
Long March 2D
Oct 20, 1996, 7:20 AM UTC
Oct 20, 1996, 7:20 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
The FSW-2 (Fanhui Shi Weixing) or JB-1B series was the second series of chinese recoverable satellites. These satellites feature cameras for Earth observation.
- Type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Area 2B
- Location
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 20.6°C
- Wind
- 21 km/h @ 59°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive