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Entry no.
1978-0056

FSW-0 3

FSW-0 3 (NORAD 10611) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 February 1978, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10611
International designator
1978-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
26 Jan 1978Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
1,120 kg
Operator
7th Machine Bld.
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW
Programme
FSWP

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 7 Feb 1978

1 entry
1978-0055COSMOS 986

From the same launch

1978-011
1978-0054CZ-2C R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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