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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-3B
Launched
November 4, 2010 · 18:37 UTC
Summary
Fengyun-3B 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 November 4, 2010 at 18:37 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 80th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,093rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 4C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Feng Yun 3B, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 805 × 816 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 4C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 80th launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,093rd orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 3B · NORAD 37214 · 2010-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-059A
- Epoch
- 2010-11-04 19:43:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26635278 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007678
- Inclination
- 98.6975°
- Ascending node
- 248.945°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.0973°
- Mean anomaly
- 74.9396°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; 7 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 3B · NORAD 37214 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y7 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun-3B was the second of China's second-generation polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, operated by the China Meteorological Administration for weather forecasting and climate monitoring from a sun-synchronous orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28th launch from Launch Complex 7, 2nd this year · 35th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 5, 2:37 AM GMT+8, at night
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
29 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 Fengyun-3B launch?
Fengyun-3B launched on November 4, 2010 at 18:37 UTC.
Where can I watch Fengyun-3B?
Coverage: FY-3B Feng Yun-3B CZ-4C launch - November 4, 2010. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fengyun-3B?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-3B launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Nov 5, 2:37 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Fengyun-3B reach?
Feng Yun 3B, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 805 × 816 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-3B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).