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FSW-1 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
October 5, 1990 at 06:14 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2C →
Operator
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
FSW-1 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
136 km
Periapsis
111 km
Inclination
56.95°
Orbital period
86.96 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-089A
NORAD catalog №
20838
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 23, 1990

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 23, 1990
Time in service
18 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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