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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3B/ELaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Fengyun-4C
Launched
December 26, 2025 · 16:07 UTC
Image: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Summary
Fengyun-4C launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3B/E from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 26, 2025 at 16:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:00 to 16:56 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 568th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 7,170th orbital launch attempt. It was the 75th Long March 3B/E flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Feng Yun 4C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 35,851 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 75th Long March 3B/E flight · 13th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 568th launch67th this yearhumanity's 7,170th orbital launch attempt321st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 4C · NORAD 67246 · 2025-312 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-312A
- Epoch
- 2025-12-26 20:52:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27843159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7307125
- Inclination
- 28.485°
- Ascending node
- 334.4°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.705°
- Mean anomaly
- 149.475°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 4C · NORAD 67246 · in orbit
CZ-3B Y113 Stage 3 · re-entered July 1, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
123rd launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 9th this year · 236th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 27, 12:07 AM GMT+8, at night
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 5 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/26/2025 · source
Refined launch window; payload identity to be confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/22/2025 · source
Refined launch window per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/15/2025 · source
NET December 26.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/12/2025 · source
NET 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/19/2023 · source
Questions
When did Fengyun-4C launch?
Fengyun-4C launched on December 26, 2025 at 16:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:00 to 16:56 UTC.
Where can I watch Fengyun-4C?
Coverage: Watch Long March 3B Launch Fengyun-4C from Xichang, LIVE!! (Official TSDG Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Fengyun-4C?
Long March 3B/E, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3B/E spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-4C launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 27, 12:07 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Fengyun-4C reach?
Feng Yun 4C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 35,851 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-4C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).