CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)

Name: CASC Long March 2D Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)
Start: 1996-10-20T07:20:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 2B

Long March 2D

Status

Success

Date

20 OCT 1996

07:20

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

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

Government/Top Secret

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