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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4CLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fengyun-3E
Launched
July 4, 2021
Summary
Fengyun-3E launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4C from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 4, 2021. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 324th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 6,102nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Long March 4C flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Feng Yun 3E, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 798 × 826 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 35th Long March 4C flight · 6th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 324th launch20th this yearhumanity's 6,102nd orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 3E · NORAD 49008 · 2021-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-063A
- Epoch
- 2021-07-05 02:39:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26189886 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019362
- Inclination
- 98.6565°
- Ascending node
- 188.5932°
- Arg. of perigee
- 183.3969°
- Mean anomaly
- 256.1079°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 3E · NORAD 49008 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y43 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The newer FY-3 series is an improved generation of polar-orbiting heliosynchronous weather satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
77th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 7th this year · 144th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 1 earlier update
NOTAM for Jiuquan launch should be for this one instead.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/1/2021 · source
Questions
When did Fengyun-3E launch?
Fengyun-3E launched on July 4, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fengyun-3E?
Coverage: Long March-4C launches FengYun-3E. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fengyun-3E?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-3E launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fengyun-3E reach?
Feng Yun 3E, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 798 × 826 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-3E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).