Dong Fang Hong 37

China (PR)

International Sat. n°:

China satellite n°: 42

Also called Jianbing 93, FSW-1 5, FSW 15 or JB-1A 5

Launch data:

Designation	22859 / 93063A
Launch date	08 Oct 1993 at 08:00 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, LC-2/138
Launch vehicle	CZ-2C (#F14)
Mission	Remote sensing (FSW)
Perigee/Apogee	177/2629 km
Inclination	56.5°
Period	113.9 min

Contained a Mao's medallion of 28 g made of 44 South-African diamants that should have been sold by auction at its return on earth by Zhonyu company.

The reentry vehicle (22870 / 93063H) fired its deorbit motor successfully but, alas, in the wrong direction; the capsule ended up in a 187 x 3016 km orbit, starting from a low 196 x 251 km orbit.

End of life

Decay

satellite: 28 Oct 1993
capsule: 12 Dec 1996

Ref.: #15, #207 - update: 31.02.12

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