Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top Secret

FSW‑0 3

Name: Long March 2 | FSW-0 3
Start: 1978-01-26T05:00:00Z
Location: Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2

Launched Thu, Jan 26 · 5:00 AM UTC1978-01-26 05:00 UTCLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

11th

orbital launch attempt in 1978

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 2B

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

415 d

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite

Launch Provider

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Government · China · Founded 1964

Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from November 1964 to April 1982.

Launches

Successful

64%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry launches Website

Long March 2A

Vehicle history

Height

31.2m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

1,800kg

Liftoff thrust

2,786kN

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Seventh Ministry of Machine Building IndustryLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top Secret

FSW‑0 3

Long March 2

Launched Thu, Jan 26 · 5:00 AM UTC1978-01-26 05:00 UTCLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

Follow Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry in the app Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry updates

Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

11th

orbital launch attempt in 1978

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 2B

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

415 d

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese Fanhui Shi Weixing recoverable reconnaissance satellite

Launch Provider

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Government · China · Founded 1964

Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from November 1964 to April 1982.

Launches

Successful

64%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry launches Website

Long March 2A

Vehicle history

Height

31.2m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

1,800kg

Liftoff thrust

2,786kN

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FSW‑0 3

Mission

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Long March 2A

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Mission

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Long March 2A

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