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FSW-2 2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
July 3, 1994 at 08:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Long March 2D →
Operator
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Fanhui Shi Weixing (16)
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
142 km
Periapsis
111 km
Inclination
62.93°
Orbital period
87.02 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-037A
NORAD catalog №
23145
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
China
Radar cross-section
3.9933 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 13, 1994
End of mission
Last active / ended
September 13, 1994
Time in service
72 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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