CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)

Name: CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (13)
Start: 1992-08-09T08:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 2B

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

9 AUG 1992

08:00

Launch Provider

Ministry of Aerospace Industry

Launch Pad

Launch Area 2B

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Long March 2D

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

Height

38.3 m

Diameter

3.35 m

Launch Mass

232 T

Thrust

2,962 kN