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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 3A
Launched
May 27, 2008
Summary
Feng Yun 3A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on May 27, 2008. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 52nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,911th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Feng Yun 3A, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 814 × 818 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 7 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
- 3rd Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 52nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,911th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 3A · NORAD 32958 · 2008-026 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-026A
- Epoch
- 2008-05-27 04:09:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.24942492 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002627
- Inclination
- 98.8255°
- Ascending node
- 216.3611°
- Arg. of perigee
- 345.5204°
- Mean anomaly
- 14.5891°
- 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
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 4 components; 7 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 3A · NORAD 32958 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y2 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese 2nd generation polar orbiting meteorological satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24th launch from Launch Complex 7, 1st this year · 27th 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
197 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 3A launch?
Feng Yun 3A launched on May 27, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 3A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 3A?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 3A launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 3A reach?
Feng Yun 3A, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 814 × 818 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 3A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).