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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3BLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fengyun-4A
Launched
December 10, 2016
Summary
Fengyun-4A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2016. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 188th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 5,609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Long March 3B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Feng Yun 4A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 35,811 km orbit inclined 28.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- China Successfully Launches New Generation Weather SatelliteCCTV Video News Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 14th Long March 3B flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 188th launch20th this yearhumanity's 5,609th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 4A · NORAD 41882 · 2016-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-077A
- Epoch
- 2016-12-10 18:49:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28168926 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7307349
- Inclination
- 28.4305°
- Ascending node
- 319.8599°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.709°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.3687°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 4A · NORAD 41882 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y42 Stage 3 · re-entered January 20, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun-4A (also known as FY-4A) is the first unit of the improved meteorological satellites series. Besides its main meteorological mission, it is also capable of solar observations for better space weather monitoring capabilites. The satellite is expected to operate for 5 years.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
35th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 4th this year · 100th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Fengyun-4A launch?
Fengyun-4A launched on December 10, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fengyun-4A?
Coverage: China Successfully Launches New Generation Weather Satellite. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fengyun-4A?
Long March 3B, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-4A launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fengyun-4A reach?
Feng Yun 4A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 35,811 km orbit inclined 28.4°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-4A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).