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Name: Long March 2C | FSW-1 5
Start: 1993-10-08T08:00:00.000Z
End: 1993-10-08T08:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Area 2B

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Long March 2C | FSW-1 5

China Aerospace Corporation • Long March 2C • Launch Area 2B (NA)

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FSW-1 5

China Aerospace Corporation • Long March 2C • LA-2B

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Chinese reconnaissance satellite.

Rocket profile

Long March 2C

License: Unknown•Single-use

Variant: C

Length: 42 m

Diameter: 3.35 m

Reusable: No

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Launch info

Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Vehicle

Long March 2C

Pad

Launch Area 2B (LA-2B)

State

NET

1993-10-08T08:00:00+00:00

Window start

1993-10-08T08:00:00+00:00

Window end

1993-10-08T08:00:00+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Government/Top Secret

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

3850

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Launch Area 2B

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China41.30614, 100.31323Provider map

FSW-1 5

Chinese reconnaissance satellite.

Rocket

Long March 2C

Manufacturer: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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.

Maiden flight

1982-09-09

Launch mass (t)

233

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Service provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Provider news

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Objects from this launch

8 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1993-063

Last checked: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Snapshot hash: 585c75c9183e4775ed2ad99f23b521df7b8a4e28e302c5d0f1feb26541dcc173

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 2Delta: +2RB: 1DEB: 5UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

FSW-1 5
1993-063ANORAD 22859PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 87.65 minRCS: 2.284 m²
Inc: 56.9°
151 km → 165 km
FSW-1 5 CAPSULE
1993-063HNORAD 22870PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 86.99 minRCS: 1.657 m²
Inc: 56.4°
104 km → 146 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

CZ-2C DEB
1993-063CNORAD 22861DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 89.87 minRCS: 0.120 m²
Inc: 56.7°
185 km → 351 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063DNORAD 22862DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 90.62 minRCS: 0.110 m²
Inc: 56.7°
199 km → 411 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063ENORAD 22863DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 87.76 minRCS: 0.090 m²
Inc: 57.2°
137 km → 190 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063FNORAD 22864DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 89.02 minRCS: 0.110 m²
Inc: 57.2°
176 km → 276 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063GNORAD 22865DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 88.05 minRCS: 0.290 m²
Inc: 56.9°
164 km → 191 km
CZ-2C R/B
1993-063BNORAD 22860RBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 88.00 minRCS: 15.340 m²
Inc: 56.9°
166 km → 185 km

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Mission stats

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Provider legacy

China Aerospace Corporation

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

China Aerospace Corporation has 1 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Long March 2C

Successful missions

2 in 2026

Long March 2C has 64 successful missions on record, with 2 in 2026.

Pad history

Launch Area 2B

Pad launches

1 in 2026

Launch Area 2B has 24 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

98% all time

2026: 100% (2/2)

Pad turnaround

367d 1h

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Objects from this launch

8 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1993-063

Last checked: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-15T06:11:01.138+00:00

Snapshot hash: 585c75c9183e4775ed2ad99f23b521df7b8a4e28e302c5d0f1feb26541dcc173

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 2Delta: +2RB: 1DEB: 5UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

FSW-1 5
1993-063ANORAD 22859PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 87.65 minRCS: 2.284 m²
Inc: 56.9°
151 km → 165 km
FSW-1 5 CAPSULE
1993-063HNORAD 22870PAYPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 86.99 minRCS: 1.657 m²
Inc: 56.4°
104 km → 146 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

CZ-2C DEB
1993-063CNORAD 22861DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 89.87 minRCS: 0.120 m²
Inc: 56.7°
185 km → 351 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063DNORAD 22862DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 90.62 minRCS: 0.110 m²
Inc: 56.7°
199 km → 411 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063ENORAD 22863DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 87.76 minRCS: 0.090 m²
Inc: 57.2°
137 km → 190 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063FNORAD 22864DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 89.02 minRCS: 0.110 m²
Inc: 57.2°
176 km → 276 km
CZ-2C DEB
1993-063GNORAD 22865DEBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 88.05 minRCS: 0.290 m²
Inc: 56.9°
164 km → 191 km
CZ-2C R/B
1993-063BNORAD 22860RBPeople's Republic of China (PRC)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: JSCPeriod: 88.00 minRCS: 15.340 m²
Inc: 56.9°
166 km → 185 km