China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top Secret

FSW‑1 5

Name: Long March 2C | FSW-1 5
Start: 1993-10-08T08:00:00Z
Location: Launch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2C

Launched Fri, Oct 8 · 8:00 AM UTC1993-10-08 08:00 UTCLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

67th

orbital launch attempt in 1993

China Aerospace Corporation

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 2B

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

367 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese reconnaissance satellite.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 2C

Vehicle history

Height

42m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

3,850kg

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China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top Secret

FSW‑1 5

Long March 2C

Launched Fri, Oct 8 · 8:00 AM UTC1993-10-08 08:00 UTCLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

67th

orbital launch attempt in 1993

China Aerospace Corporation

1st

launch this year

Launch Area 2B

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

367 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese reconnaissance satellite.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 2C

Vehicle history

Height

42m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

3,850kg

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center schedule

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Flight 2CASC · Long March 12A · Long March 12 series Pad, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET 2026

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Mission

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Long March 2C

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Mission

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Long March 2C

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