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#	Spacecraft	"Alias"/Sponsor	Launch date	..	Mission type	Remarks
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1 9 6 9

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 155 missions = ½ %)

"Chinasat 0"

(1st Civilian)

4 or 16 Nov 69

(C)

Technology

Launch failure

1 9 7 0

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 142 missions = ½ %)

DFH-1

Chinasat 1
(2nd Civilian)

24 Apr 70

(C)

Technology

1 9 7 1

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 175 missions = ½ %)

JQ 2

Chinasat 2
(1st Military)

3 Mar 71

(M)

Technology

1 9 7 2

(0 Chinese spacecraft in 143 missions = 0 %)

None

...

1 9 7 3

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 146 missions = ½ %)

JSSW 1

(2nd Military)......

18 Sep 73

Technology?

Launch failure

1 9 7 4

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 136 missions = 1½ %)

5)	JSSW 2	(3rd Military)	14 Jul 74	M	Technology	Launch failure
6)	FSW 1-00	(4th Military)	5 Nov 74	M	Reconnaissance	Launch failure

1 9 7 5

(3 Chinese spacecraftss in 168 missions = 2 %)

7)	JSSW 3	Chinasat 3 (5th Military)	26 Jul 75	M	Electronic intelligence
8)	FSW 1-01	Chinasat 4 (6th Military)	26 Nov 75	M	Reconnaissance
9)	JSSW 4	Chinasat 5 (7th Military)	16 Dec 75	M	Electronic intelligence

1 9 7 6

(3 Chinese spacecrafts in 164 missions = 2 %)

10)	JSSW 5	Chinasat 6 (8th Military)	30 Apr 76	M	Electronic intelligence
11)	JSSW 6	(9th Military)	10 Nov 76	M	Electronic intelligence	Launch failure
12)	FSW 1-02	Chinasat 7 (10th Military)	7 Dec 76	M	Reconnaissance

1 9 7 7

(0 Chinese spacecraft in 147 missions = 0 %)

None

...

1 9 7 8

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 174 missions = ½ %)

13)

FSW 1-03

Chinesat 8
(11th Military)

26 Jan 78

Reconnaissance

1 9 7 9

(3 Chinese spacecrafts in 134 missions = 2 %)

14)	SJ-1	(3rd Civilian)	28 Jul 79	(C)	Earth sciences	Launch failure
15)	SJ-1A	(4th Civilian)	28 Jul 79	(C)	Earth sciences	Launch failure
16)	SJ-1B	(5th Civilian)	28 Jul 79	(C)	Earth sciences	Launch failure

1 9 8 0

(0 Chinese spacecraft in 144 missions = 0 %)

None

...

1 9 8 1

(3 Chinese spacecrafts in 160 missions = 2 %)

17)	SJ-2	Chinasat 9 (6th Civilian)	19 Sep 81	(C)	Earth sciences
18)	SJ-2A	Chinasat 10 (7th Civilian)	19 Sep 81	(C)	Earth sciences
19)	SJ-2B	Chinasat 11 (8th Civilian)	19 Sep 81	(C)	Earth sciences

1 9 8 2

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 160 missions = ½ %)

20)

FSW 1-04

Chinasat 12
(12th Military)

9 Sep 82

Reconnaissance

1 9 8 3

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 162 missions = ½ %)

21)

FSW 1-05

Chinasat 13
(13th Military)

19 Aug 83

Reconnaissance

1 9 8 4

(3 Chinese spacecrafts in 169 missions = 2 %)

22)	STTW-T1	Chinasat 14 (14th Military)	29 Jan 84	M	Communications	Orbital failure
23)	STTW T2	Chinasat 15 (15th Military)	8 Apr 84	M	Communications
24)	FSW 1-06	Chinasat 16 (16th Military)	12 Sep 84	M	Reconnaissance

1 9 8 5

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 173 missions = ½ %)

25)

FSW 1-07

Chinasat 17
(17th Military)

21 Oct 85

Reconnaissance

1 9 8 6

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 151 missions = 1 %)

26)	STTW 1 / DFH-2	Chinasat 18 (18th Military)	1 Feb 86	M	Communications
27)	FSW 1-08	Chinasat 19 (19th Military)	6 Oct 86	M	Reconnaissance

1 9 8 7

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 141 missions = 1½ %)

28)	FSW 1-09	Chinasat 20 (20th Military)	5 Aug 87	M	Reconnaissance
29)	FSW 1-10	Chinasat 21 (21st Military)	9 Sep 87	M	Reconnaissance

1 9 8 8

(4 Chinese spacecrafts in 155 missions = 2½ %)

30)	STTW 2 / DFH 2-1	Chinasat 22 (22nd Military)	7 Mar 88	M	Communications
31)	FSW 1-11	Chinasat 23 (23rd Military)	5 Aug 88	M	Reconnaissance
32)	FY-1A / Fengyun 1	Chinasat 24 (9th Civilian)	6 Sep 88	C	Meteorology
33)	STTW 3 / DFH 2A-2	Chinasat 25 (24th Military)	22 Dec 88	M	Communications

1 9 8 9

(0 Chinese spacecraft in 139 missions = 0 %)

None

...

1 9 9 0

(5 Chinese spacecrafts in 173 missions = 3 %)

34)	STTW 4 / DFH 2A	Chinasat 26 (25th Military)	4 Feb 90	M	Communications
--	AsiaSat 1	Chinasat 27	7 Apr 90	C	Communications
--	BARD / Badr-A	Chinasat 29	16 Jul 90	C	Technology	Not counted as a Chinese s/c.
--	Aussat B model	Chinasat 30	16 Jul 90	C	Technology	Not counted as a Chinese s/c.
35)	FY-1B / Feng Yun 1B	Chinasat 28 (10th Civilian)	3 Sep 90	C	Meteorology
36)	DQ 1 / Da Qi Qui Weixing 1	Chinasat 31 (11th Civilian)	3 Sep 90	C	Earth sciences
37)	DQ 2 / Da Qi Qui Weixing 2	Chinasat 32 (12th Civilian)	3 Sep 90	C	Earth sciences
38)	FSW 1-12	Chinasat 33 (26th Military)	5 Oct 90	M	Reconnaissance

1 9 9 1

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 143 missions = ½ %)

39)

DFH 2A-4 / Zhongxing 4

Chinasat 34
(27th Military)

28 Dec 91

Communications

Orbital failure

1 9 9 2

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 135 missions = 1½ %)

40)	FSW 2-1	Chinasat 35 (28th Military)	9 Aug 92	M	Reconnaissance
--	Aussat B1 / Optus B1	Chinasat 36	14 Aug 92	C	Communications	Commercial launch. Not counted as a Chinese s/c.
--	Freja	Chinasat 37	6 Oct 92	C	Earth sciences	Commercial launch. Not counted as a Chinese s/c.
41)	FSW 1-13	Chinasat 38 (29th Military)	6 Oct 92	M	Reconnaissance
--	Aussat B2 / Optus B2	Chinasat 39	21 Dec 92	C	Communications	Commercial launch. Not counted as a Chinese s/c.
--	Zhongxing 5 Formerly Spacenet 1)	Chinasat 5	Buy from GTE Spacenet	C	Communications	Not counted as a China-launched s/c.

1 9 9 3

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 118 missions = 1 %)

42)

FSW 1-14 / Jian Bing

(30th Military)

8 Oct 93

Reconnaissance

1 9 9 4

(4 Chinese spacecrafts in 130 missions = 3 %)

43)	KF 1 / SJ 4 / Shi Jian 4	(13th Civilian)....	8 Feb 94	C	Earth sciences
44)	SJ 4-2 / DFH 3 model	(31st Military)	8 Feb 94	M	Technology
45)	FSW 2-02	(32nd Military)	3 Jul 94	M	Reconnaissance
46)	DFH 3A	(33rd Military)	29 Nov 94	M	Communications	Orbital failure

1 9 9 5

(0 Chinese spacecraft in 113 missions = 0 %)

None

...

1 9 9 6

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 112 missions = 2 %)

47	HGS-2 / Zhongxing 7 / Chinasat 7	CTBS Co. (14th Civilian)	18 Aug 96	C	Communications	Orbital failure
48)	FSW 2-3	(34th Military)	20 Oct 96	M	Reconnaissance

1 9 9 7

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 158 missions = 1 %)

--	FSW		20 Apr 97	M	Reconnaissance	Launch failure ?
49)	DFH-3 2 / Zhongxing 6 (Chinastar 6	(35th Military)	11 May 97	M	Communications	Orbital failure (partial)
50	FY 2A / FY2 1R	(15th Civilian)	10 Jun 97	C	Meteorology
	Zhongxing 5R: IFormerly Spacenet 2)	Chinasat 5:R	Buy from GTE Spacenet	C	Communications	Not counted as a China-launched s/c.

1 9 9 8

(1 Chinese spacecraft in 174 missions = ½ %)

51)	Zhongwei 1 / Chinastar 1	COTS Co. (16th Civilian)	30 May 98	.C	Communications
	Sinosat

1 9 9 9

(4 Chinese spacecrafts in 133 missions = 3 %)

52)	FY-1C / Feng Yun 1C	(17th Civilian)	10 May 99	C	Meteorology
53)	SJ-5 / Shi Jian 5	(18th Civilian)	10 May 99	C	Technology
54)	ZY-1 / Zi Yuan 1 / CBERS 1	(19th Civilian)	10 Oct 99	C	Earth remote sensing
55)	Shenzhou 1	(20th Civilian)	19 Nov 99	(C)	Piloted spacecraft

2 0 0 0

(6 Chinese spacecrafts in 131 missions = 4½ %)

56)	Feng Huo 1 / Zhongxing 22	CTBS Co. (36th Military)	25 Jan 00	M	Communications
57)	FY-2 / Feng Yun 2B	(21st Civilian)	25 Jun 00	C	Meteorology
58)	Tsinghua 1	TUB (22rd Civilian)	28 Jun 00	C	Technology
59)	ZY-2 / Zi Yuan-2	(37th Military)	1 Sep 00	(M)	Reconnaissance(
60)	Beidou 1A	(38th Military)	30 Oct 00	M	Navigation
61)	Beidou 1B	(39th Military)	20 Dec 00	M	Navigation

2 0 0 1

(2 Chinese spacecrafts in 93 missions = 2 %)

62)	Shenzhou 2	(23th Civilian).......	9 Jan 01	(C)	Piloted spaceship
63)	Shenzhou 2 Orbital module	(24th Civilian)	9 Jan 01	(C)	Science & technology

2 0 0 2

(8 Chinese spacecrafts in 101 missions = 8 %)

64)	Shenzhou 3	(25th Civilian)	25 Mar 02	(C)	Piloted spaceship
65)	Shenzhou 3 Orbital Module	(26th Civilian)	25 Mar 02	(C)	Science & technology
66)	HY-1 / Hai Yang 1	(27th Civilian)	15 May 02	C	Earth remote sensing
67)	FY-1D / Fengyun 1D	(28th Civilian)	15 May 02	C	Meteorology
68)	HTSTL-1	HTST Ltd (29th Civilian)	15 Sep 02	C	Technology	Launch failure
69)	ZY-2B / Zi Yuan 2	(40th Military)	27 Oct 02	(M)	Reconnaissance
70)	Shenzhou 4	(30th Civilian)	29 Dec 02	(C)	Piloted spaceship
71)	Shenzhou 4 Orbital module	(31st Civilian)	29 Dec 02	(C)	Science & technology

2 0 0 3

(9 Chinese spacecrafts in 97 missions = 9 %)

72)	Beidou 3	(41st Military)	24 May 03	M	Navigation
73)	PS2	CASIC (32nd Civilian)	16 Sep 03	C	Technology	Launch failure
74)	Shenzhou 5	(33rd Civilian)	15 Oct 03	(C)	Piloted spaceship
75)	SZ-5 OM	(42nd Military)	15 Oct 03	M	Reconnaissance
76)	ZY-1 2 (CBERS 2)	China-Brazil (34th Civilian)	21 Oct 03	C	Earth remote sensing
77)	CX-1 / Chuangxin 1	(35th Civilian)	21 Oct 03	C	Technology
78)	JB-4 / Jianbin 4 (FSW-3 1)	(43rd Military)	3 Nov 03	M	Reconnaissance
79)	Zhongxing-20	(44th Military)	14 Nov 03	M	Communications
80)	TC-1 / DSP-E	CNSA-ESA (36th Civilian)	29 Dec 03	C	Earth sciences

2 0 0 4

(10 Chinese spacecraft in 77 missions = 13 %)

81)		(37th Civilian)	18 Apr 04	C	Earth remote sensing
82)	Naxing 1	(38th Civilian)	18 Apr 04	C	Technology
83)	Tan Ce 2	CNSA-ESA (39th Civilian)	28 Jul 04	C	Earth sciences
84)	FSW 3-2	(45th Military)	29 Aug 04	M	Reconnaissance
85)	SJ-6A / Shi Jian 6A	(46th Military)	8 Sep 04	M	Probably Electronic Intelligence
86)	SJ-6B / Shi Jian 6B	(47th Military)	8 Sep 04	M	Probably Electronic Intelligence
87)	FSW 3-3	(48th Military)	27 Sep 04	M	Reconnaissance
88)	FY-2C / Fengyun 2C	(40th Civilian)	19 Oct 04	C	Meteorology
89)	ZY-2C	(49th Military)	6 Nov 04	M	Reconnaissance
90)	Shiyan 2	(41st Civilian)	18 Nov 04	C	Earth remote sensing /reconnaissance?

2 0 0 5

(6 Chinese spacecraft in 78 missions = 8 %)

91)	SJ-7 / Shi Jian 7	(42nd Civilian)	5 Jul 05	C	Eartp/space science
92)	FSW 21 / FSW-3 4	(50th Military)	2 Aug 05	M	Reconnaissance
93)	FSW 22 / FSW-3 5	(51st Military)	29 Aug 05	M	Reconnaissance
94)	Shenzhou 6	(43rd Civilian)	12 Oct 05	(C)	Piloted spaceship
95)	Shenzhou 6 OM	(44th Civilian)	12 Oct 05	(C)	Technology
96)	Beijing-1 / Tsinghua	(45th Civilian)	27 Oct 05	C	Earth imaging

2 0 0 6

(7 Chinese spacecraft in 116 missions = 6 %)

97)	Yaogan 1 / RSS 1	(46th Civilian)	26 Apr 06	C	Earth Remote Sensing
98)	SJ-8 / Shi Jian 8	(47th Civilian)	9 Sep 06	C	Material Processing
99)	ZX-22A / Zhongxing-22A	(52nd Military)	12 Sep 06	M	Communications
100)	SJ-6-2A / Shi Jian 6-2A	(5rd Military)	23 Oct 06	M	Probably Electronic Intelligence
101)	SJ-6-2B / Shi Jian 6-2B	(54th Military)	23 Oct 06	M	Probably Electronic Intelligence
102)	Xinnuo-2 / Sinosat-2	(48th Civilian)	28 Oct 06	C	Communications
103)	Fengyun 2D	(49th Civilian)	8 Dec 06	C	Meteorology

2 0 0 7

(9 Chinese spacecraft in 123 missions = 7 %)

104)	Beidou 4 (Beidou 1D)	(55th Military)	2 Feb 07	M	Navigation
105)	Haiyang 1B / HY-1B	(50th Civilian)	11 Apr 07	C	Earth Remote Sensing
106)	Beidou 5 / Beidou M	(56th Military)	13 Apr 07	M	Navigation
107)	Yaogan 2 / JB-5 2	(57th Military)	25 May 07	M	Radar Surveillance
108)	Xinnuo 3 / SinoSat 3	(51st Civilian)	31 May 07	C	Communications
109)	ZX 6B / Zhongxing 6B (ChinaSat 6B)	(52nd Civilian)	5 Jul 07	C	Communications
110)	CBERS-2B	(53rd Civilian)	14 Sep 07	C	Earth Remote Sensing
111)	Chang' e 1	(54th Civilian)	24 Oct 07	C	Planetary Probe (Lunar)
112)	Yaogan III	(58th Military)	11 Nov 07	M	Radar Surveillance

2 0 0 8

(14 Chinese spacecraft in 111 missions = 13 %)

113)	Tianlian I	55th Civilian	25 Apr 08	C	Communications (Data Relay)
114)	FY-3A / Feng Yun 3A	56th Civilian	27 May 08	C	Meteorology
115)	Zhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9)	57th Civilian	9 Jun 08	C	Communications (Direct Broadcasting)
116)	HJ-1A / Huan Jing-1A	58th Civilian	6 Sep 08	C	Earth Remote Sensing
117)	HJ-1B / Huan Jing-1B	59th Civilian	6 Sep 08	C	Earth Remote Sensing
118)	Shenzhou VII	60th Civilian	25 Sep 08	C	Piloted Spaceship
119)	BX-1	61st Civilian	25 Sep 08	C	Technology
120)	SJ-6A-3 / Shi Jian 6A-3	56th Military	25 Oct 08	M	Probably Electronic Intelligence
121)	SJ-6B-3 / Shi Jian 6B-3	60th Military	25 Oct 08	M	Probably Electronic Intelligence
122)	Chuanxin-1-02	62nd Civilian	5 Nov 08	C	Technology
123)	Shiyan Weixing 3	63rd Civilian	5 Nov 08	C	Technology
124)	Yayogan IV / Yaogan Weixing 4	61st Military	1 Dec 08	M	Radar Surveillance (Earth Remote Sensing?)
125)	Yaogan V	62nd Military	15 Dec 08	M	Radar Surveillance (Earth Remote Sensing?)
126)	FY-2E / Feng Yun 2E	64th Civilian	23 Dec 08	C	Meteorology

2 0 0 9

(5 Chinese spacecraft in 129 missions = 4 %)

127)	Compass G2 (2 Beidou Dao.Wei)	63rd Military	14 Apr 09	M	Navigation
128)	Yaogan VI	64th Military	22 Apr 09	M	Radar Surveillance
129)	SJ-11-01 / Shijian 11-01	65th Civilian	12 Nov 09	C	Technology
130)	YW 7 / Yaogan Weixing 7	65th Military	9 Dec 09	M	Photo Surveillance
131)	YW 8 / Yaogan Weixing 8	66th Military	15 Dec 09	M	Photo Surveillance

2 0 1 0

(18 Chinese spacecraft in 129 missions = 14 %)

132)	Beidou DW3 / Compass G1	67th Military	16 Jan 10	M	Navigation
133)	YW-9 / Yaogan IX	68th Military	4 Mar 10	M	Presum. Ocean Surveillance
134)	YW-9 subsat 1	69th Military	4 Mar 10	M	Presum. Ocean Surveillance
135)	YW-9 subsat 2	70th Military	4 Mar 10	M	Presum. Ocean Surveillance
136)	Beidou DW4	71st Military	2 Jun 10	M	Navigation
137)	SJ-12 / Shijiun 12	72nd Military	15 Jun 10	M	Science & Technology
138)	Beidou DW5	73rd Military	31 Jul 10	M	Navigation
139)	YW-10 / Yaogan X	74th Military	9 Aug10	M	Surveillance
140)	Tianhui 1	66th Civilian	24 Aug 10	C	Earth Remote Sensing
141)	Zhongxing 6 / Chinasat 6A / SinoSat-6	67th Civilian	4 Sep 10	C	Communications
142)	YW-11 / Yaogan XI	75th Military	22 Sep 10	M	Surveillance
143)	Chang'e 2	68th Civilian	1 Oct 10	C	Planetary Probe (Moon)
144)	SJ-6/4A / Shijian 6/4A	76th Military	6 Oct 10	M	Surveillance
145)	SJ-6/4B / Shijiun 6/4B	77th Military	6 Oct 10	M	Surveillance
146)	Beidou DW6	78th Military	31 Oct 10	M	Navigation
147)	FY-3 (01) B / Fengyun 3 (01) B	69th Civilian	5 Nov 10	C	Meteorology
148)	Zhongxing 20A / Chinasat 20A	79th Military	24 Nov 10	M	Communications
149)	Beidou DW7 / Compass I2	80th Military	17 Dec 10	M	Navigation

2 0 1 1

(20 Chinese spacecraft in missions = %)

150)	Beidou 12 (IGSO 3)	81st military	9 Apr 11	M	Navigation
151)	Zhongxing 10 / Chinasat 10	70th civilian	20 Jun 11	C	Communications
152)	SJ-11-03 / Shi Jian 11-03	82nd military	6 Jul 11	M	Technology? (Missile Early Warning?)
153)	TL 1-02 / TianLian 1-02	71st civilian	11 Jul 11	C	Communications (Data Relays)
154)	Beidou 13 (IGSO 4)	83rd military	26 Jul 11	M	Navigation
155)	SJ-11-02 /Shi Jiun 11-02	84th military	29 Jul 11	M	Technology? (Missile Early Warning?)
156)	Haiyang 2	72nd civilian	15 Aug 11	C	Earth Observation
157)	SJ-11-04 /Shi Jiun 11-04	85th military	18 Aug 11	M	Technology? (Missile Early Warning?)
158)	Zhongxing 1A / Chinasat 1A	86th military	18 Sep 11	M	Communications
159)	Tiangong 1	73rd civilian	29 Sep 11	C	Space Station (test module)
160)	Shenzhou VIII	74th civilian	31 Oct 11	C	Piloted Spaceship (unmanned)
161)	Yinghuo 1	75th civilian	8 Nov 11	C	Planetary Probe (Mars)
162)	YW-12 / Yaogan Weixing 12	87th military	9 Nov 11	M	Surveillance
163)	Tianxun 1	76th civilian	9 Nov 11	C	Technology
164)	SW-4 / Shiyan Weixing 4	77th civilian	20 Nov 11	C	Technology
165)	Chuanxin 1-03	78th civilian	20 Nov 11	C	Technology
166)	AsiaSat 7	79th civilian	25 Nov 11	C	Communications
167)	YW-13 / Yaogan Weixing 13	88th military	30 Nov 11	M	Surveillance
168)	Beidou 14 (IGSO 5)	89th military	1 Dec 11	M	Navigation
169)	Ziyuan I-02C	90th military	22 Dec 11	M	Surveillance

2 0 1 2

( Chinese spacecraft in missions = %)

1)	ZY-3 / Ziyuan III	91st military	9 Jan 12	M	Surveillance
2)	FY-2 (07) / Fengyun 2F	80th civilian	13 Jan 12	C	Meteorology

Note: C = civilian spacecraft, M = military spacraft and (C) or (M) = probable civilian or military spacecrafte

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