Feng Bao 1

Feng Bao 1 (Chinese风暴"Storm 1 ", abbreviated as FB -1) was an early Chinese launcher. It was used 1972-1981.

The development of Feng Bao began in the fall of 1969 at the Office No. 2 for electromechanical industry in Shanghai. At the same time worked in Beijing at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ( CALT ), but also on the rocket Long March 2, which had its first launch in 1974 and against which could not pass through the FB -1.

Construction

The FB- 1 was a two-stage liquid-propellant rocket based on the ICBM CSS fourth She had a height of 33 m, a diameter of 3.35 m and a mass of 192 t.

Operation

The first suborbital test flight was on 10 August 1972. Payloads as reconnaissance satellites were intended to use JSSW, the last two launches were carried out with research and communications spacecraft of the Shi Jian

All take-offs took place from the launch site of Baikonur Jiuquan LA -2B from.

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