Long March 4C | Fengyun-3H
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4C · Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 543rd launch · 42nd this year · humanity's 7,074th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 26, 19:15 – Sep 26, 19:44 UTC
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Fengyun-3H
The Fengyun-3 (FY-3) series is the 2nd generation of Chinese polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, following on from the FY-1 series. The series has been developed collaboratively by CMA (Chinese Meteorological Administration) and CNSA (China National Space Administration). The FY-3 series’ objectives are to provide global measurements of 3-D temperature and moisture soundings, cloud and precipitation parameters, meteorological and hydrological events, biosphere anomalies and geophysical parameters in support of global change and climate monitoring.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Pad — Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Local pad time: Sep 27, 3:28 AM GMT+8
137 launches from this pad · 291 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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