LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Sep 19 1981

Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B

Launch Successful

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

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Rocket Details

Name:

Feng Bao 1

Description:

The Feng Bao 1 was a Chinese carrier rocket launched between 1972 and 1981. It was replaced by the nearly identical Long March 2, which had been developed at the same time for political reasons related to China's Cultural Revolution.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Astrophysics
Three Chinese experimental satellites designed to study the micrometeoroids and debris environment in near-Earth space

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Jiuquan, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Area 2B