Dong Fang Hong 57

Also called FSW 18, Fanhui Shi Weixing, FSW 3-1

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General

Designation	28078 / 03051A
Launch date	3 Nov 2003
Country of origin	China
Mission	Remote sensing (FSW-4?)
Perigee/Apogee	192/357 km
Inclination	63.0°
Period	89.5 min
Launch vehicle	Long March 2D #71

Weighs 2600 kg. The capsule to be recoved weighs approx 300 kg.

The satellite might be of a new generation called Jianbin 4 (JB-4)

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End of life

Cause	Normal earth return
Decay	21 Nov 2003

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External resources

sat-index articles

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