FSW-1 No. 5, the last satellite of the series launched on 8 October 1993, experienced a failure in the satellite's attitude control system which rendered it unable to properly reenter the atmosphere. The failure of the attitude control system when the satellite was instructed to return on 16 October 1993 tilted the spacecraft 90° from its intended position causing the reentry capsule to enter a highly elliptical orbit of 179 km × 3,031 km instead of returning to Earth.
The FSW-1 No. 5, launched on October 8, 1993, had problems with its attitude control system, which prevented it from reentering the atmosphere properly. On October 16, 1993, when instructed to return, the malfunction caused a tilt of 90 degrees and an elliptical orbit of 179 km × 3,031 km instead of returning to Earth.