LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Sat Sep 19 1981
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry

Shi Jian 2, 2A, 2B

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(9:28 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(9:28 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(9:28 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

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.

Feng Bao 1 rocket
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