China Aerospace CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 1C
Launched
May 10, 1999
Image: CASC
Summary
Feng Yun 1C launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 10, 1999. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 26th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,315th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Long March 4B flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Feng Yun 1C, one of 3,537 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 872 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 3,537 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 4B · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 1st Long March 4B flightChina Aerospace Corporation's 26th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,315th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 1C · NORAD 25730 · 1999-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3537 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FENGYUN 1C
- Object ID
- 1999-025A
- Epoch
- 1999-05-10 02:41:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.11167727 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013448
- Inclination
- 98.7869°
- Ascending node
- 176.4846°
- Arg. of perigee
- 305.4676°
- Mean anomaly
- 54.5239°
- 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
3,537 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3,533 debris, 1 component; 2,316 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 1C · NORAD 25730
- Shi Jian 5 · NORAD 25731 · in orbit
CZ-4B 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
9th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 9th 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
141 days 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 1C launch?
Feng Yun 1C launched on May 10, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 1C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 1C?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 1C launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 1C reach?
Feng Yun 1C, one of 3,537 catalogued objects, reached a 853 × 872 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 1C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).