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Launch Complex: SLS-2. Jiuquan. Latitude: 40.9607 deg. Longitude: 100.2983 deg. Used by: CZ. First Launch: 2003-11-02. Last Launch: 2005-07-05. Number Launches: 2. A second pad was built at the new launch complex for the CZ-2F manned spacecraft launcher, but used for smaller CZ-2D launch vehicles. Vehicles were processed at nearby Vertical Assembly Facility. SLS-2 Chronology 2003 November 2 - 07:20 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-2D . Chang Zheng 2D CZ2D-4 (73) FSW-3 No. 1 Mass: 3,000 kg (6,600 lb). Spacecraft: FSW. Agency: Shangai Academy of Space Technology. Perigee: 141 km (87 mi). Apogee: 165 km (102 mi). Inclination: 63.00 deg. Period: 87.50 min. Expected to have been long-awaited 'seeds in space' mission but official announcements spoke only of photography. 2005 July 5 - 22:40 GMT - Launch Vehicle: CZ. LV Model: CZ-2D . Chang Zheng 2D CZ2D-6 (85) SJ-7 Spacecraft: SJ. Perigee: 555 km (344 mi). Apogee: 573 km (356 mi). Inclination: 97.60 deg. Period: 95.90 min. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.