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Long March 4C: Fengyun-3F
The newer FY-3 series is an improved generation of polar-orbiting heliosynchronous weather satellites.
Thursday, 3 August 202303:47 UTC
Mission Data
🇨🇳China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationEst. 1999
Launch VehicleLong March 4C
Vehicle FamilyLong March
Vehicle Record58 of 60 launches (96.7%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record606 successes / 16 failures (97%)
Success Streak13 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location🇨🇳 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China CHN
Orbital Launches This Year#117
Agency Launches This Year#23
Launches From This Pad139
Launches From This Site302
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Long March 4C
The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.
Launch Site
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) · 40.9605°N 100.2981°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.