Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)
Long March 2D
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Fanhui Shi Weixing (17)
Type: Government/Top Secret
The FSW-2 (Fanhui Shi Weixing) or JB-1B series was the second series of chinese recoverable satellites. These satellites feature cameras for Earth observation.
Location
Launch Area 2B
Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China
178 rockets have launched from Jiuquan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 2D – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Family: Long March 2
Length: 38.3 m
Diameter: 3.35 m
Launch Mass: 232 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3500 kg
The Long March 2D was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on 1992-08-09. Long March 2D has 67 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 68 launches. The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
Agency
China Aerospace Corporation
Type: Government
Abbreviation: CASC
Country: CHN
