Status
Success
JSSW-5
Launch Time
Mon Aug 30, 1976 11:45 UTC
Mon Aug 30, 1976 11:45 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
JSSW-5
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
1976
88th orbital launch attempt
Feng Bao 1
6th mission
1st mission of 1976
4th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission