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Long March 3B/E | Fengyun-4C

Fengyun-4C

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 3B/E · Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 568th launch · 67th this year · humanity's 7,170th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--December 26, 2025 · 16:07 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 26, 16:00 – Dec 26, 16:56 UTC

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Fengyun-4C

China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.

Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

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Updates

  • Launch success.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 12/26/2025 · source

  • 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

Pad — Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Local pad time: Dec 27, 12:07 AM GMT+8

125 launches from this pad · 241 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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