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Launch SuccessfulChina Aerospace Corporation
Long March 4B: Feng Yun 1C
Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite
Monday, 10 May 1999
Mission Data
Launch VehicleLong March 4B
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record58 of 59 launches (98.3%)
Launch Provider🇨🇳 China Aerospace Corporation
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record24 successes / 3 failures (89%)
Success Streak15 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 7
Location🇨🇳 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#26
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad32
Launches From This Site163
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Long March 4B
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 7 · 38.8489°N 111.6079°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.