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Entry no.
1987-0435

FSW-1 1

FSW-1 1 (NORAD 18341) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 October 1987, after 25 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
18341
International designator
1987-075A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
9 Sep 1987Jiuquan
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Oct 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.0°N to 63.0°SFinal inclination 63.0°
Mass
1,270 kg
Operator
MAI
Built by
CAST
Bus
FSW-1
Programme
FSW1

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 63.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.0°N and 63.0°S.

Life in orbit

25 days

FSW-1 1’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 4 Oct 1987

1 entry
1987-0436SL-12 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1987-075
1987-0423CZ-2C R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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