Ministry of Aerospace IndustryLong March 4ALaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 1B
Launched
September 3, 1990
Summary
Feng Yun 1B 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 3, 1990. It was Ministry of Aerospace Industry's 7th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,561st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Long March 4A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Feng Yun 1B, one of 110 catalogued objects, reached a 893 × 907 km orbit inclined 98.9°. 110 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Long March 4A flight · 1st this yearMinistry of Aerospace Industry's 7th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,561st orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 1B · NORAD 20788 · 1990-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 110 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FENGYUN 1B
- Object ID
- 1990-081A
- Epoch
- 1990-09-03 02:01:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.00275413 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009745
- Inclination
- 98.9339°
- Ascending node
- 280.7903°
- Arg. of perigee
- 271.6752°
- Mean anomaly
- 88.3269°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
110 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 102 debris, 4 components; 71 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 1B · NORAD 20788 · in orbit
- Da Qui Weixing 1 · NORAD 20789 · re-entered March 11, 1991
- Da Qui Weixing 2 · NORAD 20790 · re-entered July 24, 1991
CZ-4 Y2 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
2nd launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 2nd 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
726 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Feng Yun 1B launch?
Feng Yun 1B launched on September 3, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 1B?
Long March 4A, flown by Ministry of Aerospace Industry. Long March 4A spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 1B launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 1B reach?
Feng Yun 1B, one of 110 catalogued objects, reached a 893 × 907 km orbit inclined 98.9°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 1B launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).