NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2004-039A
FSW 3 is a Chinese (PRC) recoverable, photo-imaging spacecraft that was launched by a Long March 2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province in northwest China at 08:00 UT on 27 September 2004. FSW stands for Fanhui Shei Weixing. The URL,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/27/content_2029141.htm
reports that the satellite will be "used in scientific research, geological surveying, and mapping". This is the 20th launch of such recoverable satellites. A well-investigated report on the FSW program in China since the 1960's is available in
Launch Date: 2004-09-27
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2D
Launch Site: Jiuquan, Peoples Republic of China
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