Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 4ALaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 1A
Launched
September 6, 1988
Summary
Feng Yun 1A launched on a Ministry of Aerospace Industry Long March 4A from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on September 6, 1988. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,337th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 4A flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Feng Yun 1A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 888 × 911 km orbit inclined 99.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 4A flightMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,337th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 1A · NORAD 19467 · 1988-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FENGYUN 1A
- Object ID
- 1988-080A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-06 21:38:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.00307012 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015801
- Inclination
- 99.1198°
- Ascending node
- 219.2196°
- Arg. of perigee
- 43.4774°
- Mean anomaly
- 317.007°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 1A · NORAD 19467 · in orbit
CZ-4 Y1 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
1st launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 1st from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Feng Yun 1A launch?
Feng Yun 1A launched on September 6, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 1A?
Long March 4A, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 4A spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 1A launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 1A reach?
Feng Yun 1A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 888 × 911 km orbit inclined 99.1°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).