FSW-1 4 & Freja
Long March 2
Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Mission
FSW-1 4 & Freja
Type: Government/Top Secret
Chinese reconnaissance satellite. The Freja magnetospheric research satellite was launched on 6 October 1992 as a “piggyback” payload on a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Area 2B
Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China
187 rockets have launched from Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 2C – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Family: Long March 2
- Length: 42 m
- Diameter: 3.35 m
- Launch Mass: 233 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3850 kg
The Long March 2C was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on 1982-09-09. Long March 2C has 56 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 57 launches. The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Agency
Ministry of Aerospace Industry – CASC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: CASC
- Founded: 1988
- Country: CHN
Chinese governmental entity in charge of space research from July 1988 to June 1993.
