Friday, March 17, 2006

FSW-18

 2003-051A


A new generation FSW/JB satellite was launched by a CZ-2D with a stretched second stage in late 2003, shortly after the first piloted Shenzhou flight. It was reportedly designated Jianbing-4.

I speculate a slightly larger mass of 3200 kg for the JB-4, with a recoverable section mass of 1200 kg. Chen Lan reports the mass as 3800 kg and the launch vehicle as CZ-2D2 (an uprated second lot of CZ-2D rockets).


FSW-3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2003 Nov 3  0720  Launch by CZ-2D 
 0730?  Stage 2 MECO 
2003 Nov 3    89.69 193 x 324 x 62.99 
2003 Nov 4    89.78 193 x 333 x 62.99 
2003 Nov 8 2154 89.75 192 x 331 x 62.99 
  Apogee raise 4 km 
2003 Nov 9    89.79 192 x 335 x 62.99 
2003 Nov 14    89.76 192 x 332 x 62.99 
  Apogee raise 5 km 
2003 Nov 15    89.81 192 x 337 x 62.99 
2003 Nov 20   89.70 191 x 328 x 62.99 
2003 Nov 21  0142  Deorbit command over 54N 80E 
  RV separation  -430? x 550? x 63.0 
2003 Nov 21  0204  Landed in Sichuan province 
2003 Nov 22   Apogee raise 29km 
   90.01 192 x 357 x 62.99 
2003 Nov 28    89.82 190 x 340 x 62.98 

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