flown missionSuccess
Long March 4C | Fengyun-3D
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 9 — Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Fengyun-3D
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Fengyun-3D (also known as FY-3D) is a polar orbiting meteorological satellite. It is tasked with ocean and ice monitoring, as well as studying atmospheric chemistry and space weather. The satellite is expected to operate for 5 years.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Long March 4C
- Family
- Long March
- Variant
- C
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Type
- Government
- Country
- CHN
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launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 9
- Location
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- CHN
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 38.8631, 111.5896