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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-3F
Launched
August 3, 2023 · 03:47 UTC
Summary
Fengyun-3F 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 August 3, 2023 at 03:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:41 to 04:12 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 428th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 6,485th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Long March 4C flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Feng Yun 3F, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 812 × 817 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 51st Long March 4C flight · 3rd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 428th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 6,485th orbital launch attempt117th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 3F · NORAD 57490 · 2023-111 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-111A
- Epoch
- 2023-08-03 06:59:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.25339701 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003658
- Inclination
- 98.8096°
- Ascending node
- 281.6835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 253.8044°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.82°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 3F · NORAD 57490 · in orbit
CZ-4C Y44 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
104th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 8th this year · 201st from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 3, 11:47 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Fengyun-3F launch?
Fengyun-3F launched on August 3, 2023 at 03:47 UTC. The launch window ran from 03:41 to 04:12 UTC.
Where can I watch Fengyun-3F?
Coverage: Chinese Long March 4C rocket launches Fengyun-3F polar orbit weather satellite (Official Webcast); Long March-4C launches FengYun-3F (FY-3F). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fengyun-3F?
Long March 4C, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4C spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-3F launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 3, 11:47 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Fengyun-3F reach?
Feng Yun 3F, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 812 × 817 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-3F launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).