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JSSW-3

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
August 30, 1976 at 11:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Launched by
Feng Bao 1 →
Operator
Seventh Ministry of Machine Building Industry
Mission
JSSW 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
197 km
Periapsis
120 km
Inclination
69.06°
Orbital period
87.66 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1976-087A
NORAD catalog №
9394
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
5.3085 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 25, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 25, 1978
Time in service
2.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed