China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

Feng Yun 2A

Name: Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2A
Start: 1997-06-10T12:01:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 3

Launched Tue, Jun 10 · 12:01 PM UTC1997-06-10 12:01 UTCLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

Follow China Aerospace Corporation in the app China Aerospace Corporation updates

Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

31st

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

296 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 3

Vehicle history

Height

23.5m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

5,000kg

Liftoff thrust

2,961kN

Space Launch Now for iOS and Android

Notifications before every launch you follow, live countdowns on your home screen and watch, and webcasts as they start.

See what's in the app

Scan to open on your phone

[data-page-skeleton]{display:none}body{display:flex;flex-direction:column}body>footer{order:2}body>main{padding-bottom:0}body:has(>div[hidden][id^="S:"]>[data-data-unavailable]) header[data-site-header]{background:var(--canvas);border-color:var(--rule);color:var(--ink)}body:has(>div[hidden][id^="S:"]>[data-data-unavailable]) [data-header-scrim]{display:none}body>div[hidden][id^="S:"]>[data-data-unavailable]{max-width:calc(var(--container-content) + 2 * var(--s-5));padding:var(--s-9) var(--s-5) 0}body>div[hidden][id^="S:"]:last-of-type{padding-bottom:var(--s-9)}body:has(>div[id^="S:"] [data-app-promo])>div[hidden][id^="S:"]:last-of-type{padding-bottom:0}@layer base{body>div[hidden][id^="S:"]{display:block!important;order:1}}

China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

Feng Yun 2A

Long March 3

Launched Tue, Jun 10 · 12:01 PM UTC1997-06-10 12:01 UTCLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

Follow China Aerospace Corporation in the app China Aerospace Corporation updates

Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

31st

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

2nd

launch this year

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

296 d 1 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 3

Vehicle history

Height

23.5m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

5,000kg

Liftoff thrust

2,961kN

Space Launch Now for iOS and Android

Notifications before every launch you follow, live countdowns on your home screen and watch, and webcasts as they start.

See what's in the app

Scan to open on your phone

Feng Yun 2A

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3

Never Miss a Launch.

Feng Yun 2A

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 3

Never Miss a Launch.