CASC Long March 2C FSW-1 4 & Freja

Name: CASC Long March 2C FSW-1 4 & Freja
Start: 1992-10-06T06:20:05.000Z
Location: Launch Area 2B

Long March 2C

Status

Success

Date

6 OCT 1992

06:20

Launch Provider

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Launch Pad

Launch Area 2B

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

Chinese reconnaissance satellite. The Freja magnetospheric research satellite was launched on 6 October 1992 as a "piggyback" payload on a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.

Rocket

Long March 2C

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.

Height

42 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

233 T