Feng Bao 1
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The Feng Bao 1 also known as FB-1, was a Chinese
China
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 carrier rocket launched between 1972 and 1981. It was replaced by the nearly identical Long March 2, which had been developed at the same time for political reasons related to China's Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
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The Feng Bao was derived from the DF-5
DF-5
The Dongfeng 5[Wǔ] or DF-5 is a 3 stage Chinese ICBM. It has a length 32.6 m and a diameter of 3.35 m. It weighs in at 183,000 kilograms and it has an estimated range of 12,000 to 15,000 kilometers. The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10 years later...

 missile. Eleven were launched, of which four failed. Launches occurred from LA-2B at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
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Launch history

Date/Time (GMT) S/N Payload Outcome Remarks
10 August 1972
00:32
701-02 Shiyan Peizhong Successful Suborbital test, apogee: 200 kilometres
18 September 1973
12:12
701-03 JSSW-1 Failure
12 July 1974
13:55
701-04 JSSW-2 Failure Loss of attitude control
26 July 1975
13:28
701-05 JSSW-3 Successful
16 December 1975
09:19
701-06 JSSW-4 Successful
30 August 1976
11:53
701-07 JSSW-5 Successful
10 November 1976
09:05
701-08 JSSW-6 Failure
14 September 1977
00:15
701(II)-01 DDDS Successful Suborbital test, apogee: 200 kilometres
16 April 1978
16:39
701(II)-02 DDDS Successful Suborbital test, apogee: 200 kilometres
27 July 1979
21:28
XCZ-1-02 Shi Jian 1 Failure Second stage malfunction
19 September 1981
21:28:40
XCZ-1-02 Shi Jian 2 Successful Payload consisted of three satellites
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