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FSW-1 5
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
October 8, 1993 at 08:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2C →
Operator
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
FSW-1 5
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
165 km
Periapsis
151 km
Inclination
56.93°
Orbital period
87.65 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1993-063A
NORAD catalog №
22859
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
2.2842 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 28, 1993
End of mission
Last active / ended
October 28, 1993
Time in service
20 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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