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Ministry of Astronautics Industry

Ministry of Astronautics Industry (Hangtian gongye bu) owned 31 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

ChinaBeijingGCAT code MAI

Payloads owned, by decade

3199
1970s1980s1990s

Payloads by mission type

Optical imaging11
Communications3
Space science2
Reentry vehicle1

Main programs

FSW06FSW14DFH-23SJ2FSW RV1FSW21

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Dongfanghong-2 11984-008AJan 29, 1984MAIChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Dongfanghong-2 21984-035AApr 8, 1984MAIChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
Dongfanghong-2A 11986-010AFeb 1, 1986MAIChinaCommunicationsIn orbit
FSW-0 41982-090ASep 9, 1982MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-0 51983-086AAug 19, 1983MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-0 61984-098ASep 12, 1984MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-0 71985-096AOct 21, 1985MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-0 81986-076AOct 6, 1986MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-0 91987-067AAug 5, 1987MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-1 11987-075ASep 9, 1987MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-1 21988-067EAug 5, 1988MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-1 31990-089AOct 5, 1990MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-2 11992-051AAug 9, 1992MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
FSW-1 41992-064BOct 6, 1992MAIChinaOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).