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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 4BLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fengyun-3G
Launched
April 16, 2023 · 01:36 UTC
Summary
Fengyun-3G launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 4B from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on April 16, 2023 at 01:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:28 to 01:51 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 418th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 6,428th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Long March 4B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Feng Yun 3G, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 414 × 423 km orbit inclined 50.0°. 2 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 48th Long March 4B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 418th launch13th this yearhumanity's 6,428th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 3G · NORAD 56232 · 2023-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-055A
- Epoch
- 2023-04-16 07:32:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.51738367 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000676
- Inclination
- 49.9977°
- Ascending node
- 196.3588°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.0667°
- Mean anomaly
- 125.3454°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 3G · NORAD 56232 · in orbit
CZ-4B Y51 Stage 3 · re-entered April 26, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun-3G is a dedicated Low Earth Orbit precipitation measurement satellite, previously named FY-3RM-1, of the FY-3 series of Chinese Low Earth Orbit weather satellites.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
101st launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 5th this year · 192nd from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 16, 9:36 AM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15 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-3G launch?
Fengyun-3G launched on April 16, 2023 at 01:36 UTC. The launch window ran from 01:28 to 01:51 UTC.
Where can I watch Fengyun-3G?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fengyun-3G?
Long March 4B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 4B spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-3G launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Apr 16, 9:36 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Fengyun-3G reach?
Feng Yun 3G, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 414 × 423 km orbit inclined 50.0°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-3G launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).