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FSW-0 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
January 26, 1978 at 05:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2A →
Operator
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry
Mission
FSW-0 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
180 km
Periapsis
133 km
Inclination
57.02°
Orbital period
87.61 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-011A
NORAD catalog №
10611
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
3.6686 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 7, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 7, 1978
Time in service
12 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed