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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fengyun-3D
Launched
November 14, 2017
Summary
Fengyun-3D launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on November 14, 2017. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 201st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,691st orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Long March 4C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Feng Yun 3D, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 805 × 819 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- China Launches Fengyun-3D Meteorological SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 21st Long March 4C flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 201st launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,691st orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 3D · NORAD 43010 · 2017-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-072A
- Epoch
- 2017-11-14 21:23:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26088774 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009913
- Inclination
- 98.651°
- Ascending node
- 259.166°
- Arg. of perigee
- 254.202°
- Mean anomaly
- 105.811°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 3D · NORAD 43010 · in orbit
- HEAD-1 · NORAD 43011 · in orbit
- Xinyun · NORAD 43012 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun-3D (also known as FY-3D) is a polar orbiting meteorological satellite. It is tasked with ocean and ice monitoring, as well as studying atmospheric chemistry and space weather. The satellite is expected to operate for 5 years.
Pad
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
30th launch from Launch Complex 9, 1st this year · 65th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
80 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
321 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-3D launch?
Fengyun-3D launched on November 14, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fengyun-3D?
Coverage: China Launches Fengyun-3D Meteorological Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fengyun-3D?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-3D launch from?
Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fengyun-3D reach?
Feng Yun 3D, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 805 × 819 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-3D launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).