Dong Fang Hong 04

Launch data: Designation 08452 / 75111A Launch date 26 Nov 1975 - 03:29 UT Launch site  Jiuquan, LC-2/138 Launch vehicle  CZ-2C (#F01) Mission Remote sensing (FSW) LEO Earth orbit: Perigee/Apogee 173/483 km Inclination 63° Period 91.1 min

JB-1 1 recovery capsule

End of life

Mission details:

• On 26 November 1975 a Long March-2 launched China's first retrievable satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launching Center. Ten days later the Xian ground control station commanded the satellite to reenter in the recovery zone at Liuzhi, Guizhou Province in southwest China. Although the outer part of the reentry vehicle was damaged on reentry due to defective materials, the imagery intelligence hardware and film was not damaged and the mission was judged a success.