Re: History: Feng Bao failure July 27, 1979, hits Australia?

From: Igor Lissov (i-cosmos@mtu-net.ru)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:55:39 PDT

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James,

> [Interesting story:  on July 27,  1979 a Chinese Space launch (Feng 
> Bao 1, FB-1, Storm, closely related to a CZ-2C) failed during its 2nd 
> stage burn out of Jiuquan Space Center.  The craft exploded and parts 
> fell in the outback near Birdsville,  Queensland, Australia. 
> Australian Regular Army forces found pieces and parts with Cyrillic 
> printed all over it]

Could this have been 1979-058B, NORAD 11418, SL-6 R/B (1)
from the 27.06.1979 launch of Kosmos 1109? Officially, the Block I
stage decayed on 26.07.1979 but it could easily be July 27 in Queensland.
It worth trying checking with elsets.

Igor Lissov



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