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FSW-1 4

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
October 6, 1992 at 06:20 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2C →
Operator
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
FSW-1 4 & Freja
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
146 km
Periapsis
139 km
Inclination
62.99°
Orbital period
87.34 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-064B
NORAD catalog №
22162
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
2.5 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 31, 1992

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 31, 1992
Time in service
25 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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