Variants of China's re-coverable photo-reconnaissance
satellite FSW
FSW |
No. |
Launch Date |
Intern. Design |
Return after |
Mass (t) |
Inclination |
Orbit |
Launcher |
FSW-0 |
0 |
05.11.1974 |
Failure |
- |
|
- |
- |
DF-5 |
1 |
26.11.1975 |
1975-111 |
3 days |
1.790 |
63.0° |
181 - 495 |
CZ-2 |
2 |
07.12.1976 |
1976-117 |
1.812 |
59.49° |
172 - 492 |
3 |
26.01.1978 |
1978-11 |
1.810 |
57.0° |
169 - 488 |
4 |
09.09.1982 |
1982-90 |
6 days |
1.783 |
63.0° |
177 - 407 |
CZ-2C
|
5 |
19.08.1983 |
1983-86 |
1.842 |
63.3° |
175 - 404 |
6 |
12.09.1984 |
1984-98 |
1.809 |
62.94° |
178 - 415 |
7 |
21.10.1985 |
1985-96 |
1.810 |
62.98° |
171 - 409 |
8 |
06.10.1986 |
1986-76 |
1.770 |
56.96° |
176 - 402 |
9 |
05.08.1987 |
1987-67 |
1.810 |
62.95° |
172 - 410 |
FSW-1 |
1 |
09.09.1987 |
1987-75 |
8 days |
2.070 |
62.99° |
208 - 323 |
CZ-2C+ |
2 |
05.08.1988 |
1988-67 |
2.130 |
63.02° |
208 - 326 |
3 |
05.10.1990 |
1990-89 |
2.080 |
56.98° |
206 - 308 |
4 |
06.10.1992 |
1992-64* |
2.060 |
63.01° |
211 - 315 |
5 |
08.10.1993 |
1993-63 |
2.099 |
56.95° |
214 - 317 |
FSW-2 |
1 |
09.08.1992 |
1992-51 |
16 days |
2.590 |
63.07° |
175 - 353 |
CZ-2D |
2 |
03.07.1994 |
1994-37 |
2.760 |
62.95° |
178 - 343 |
3 |
20.10.1996 |
1996-59 |
2.970 |
63.04° |
176 - 354 |
FSW-3 |
1 |
03.11.2003 |
2003-51 |
18 days |
~3.600 |
63.0° |
191 - 330 |
CZ-2D-4 |
3 |
27.09.2004 |
2004-39 |
63.0° |
201 - 315 |
5 |
29.08.2005 |
2005-33 |
64.8° |
178 - 264 |
FSW-3A |
2 |
29.08.2004 |
2004-33 |
27 days |
63.0° |
168 - 553 |
CZ-2CS-4 |
4 |
02.08.2005 |
2005-27 |
63.0° |
169 - 547 |
SJ-8 |
09.09.2006 |
2006-35 |
15 days |
|
63.0° |
178 - 428 |
CZ-2CS-4 |
FSW-4 |
SJ-10 |
05.04.2016 |
2016-23 |
13 days |
3.400 |
42.89° |
234 - 268 |
CZ-2D-4 |
FSW-5 |
SJ-19 |
2019 |
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*
Special version for Freja Satellite (FSW-0 bus
+ open trunk)
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FSW-3
FSW-3
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SJ-8 (FSW-3A)
FSW-3A
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SJ-10 (FSW-4)
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Capsule without heat shield
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Capsule + retro-motor
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