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Long March 2D · 17
Launched 1996-10-20 07:20 UTCLaunch Area 2B, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
63rd
orbital launch attempt in 1996
China Aerospace Corporation
4th
launch this year
Launch Area 2B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
839 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launches
27
Successful
24
89%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
38.3m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
3,500kg
Liftoff thrust
2,962kN
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