Status
Failure
JSSW-1
Launch Time
Tue Sep 18, 1973 12:12 UTC
Tue Sep 18, 1973 12:12 UTC
First orbital flight of Feng Bao 1. The launch was a failure due to an unknown error.
Rocket
Mission Details
JSSW-1
The JSSW (Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing) series of satellites, also known as CK (Chang Kong) or Project 701, was an experimental series of Chinese satellites.
These satellites were likely technological demonstration missions, but the exact purpose has not been disclosed. No signals from the satellites were received in the west, hinting at a military mission that only transmitted while flying over China. An ELINT mission has been speculated, as well as an imaging mission, probably using television or radio transmission of scanned film images. None of the satellites performed manoeuvres in orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,110.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 138 (LA-2B), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
1973
72nd orbital launch attempt
Feng Bao 1
2nd mission
1st mission of 1973
1st failed mission