China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

Feng Yun 1C

Name: Long March 4B | Feng Yun 1C
Start: 1999-05-10T01:33:00Z
Location: Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 4B

Launched Mon, May 10 · 1:33 AM UTC1999-05-10 01:33 UTCLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Polar Orbit

Worldwide

26th

orbital launch attempt in 1999

China Aerospace Corporation

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 7

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

141 d 13 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 4B

Vehicle history

Height

44.1m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

4,200kg

Liftoff thrust

2,961kN

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China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth Science

Feng Yun 1C

Long March 4B

Launched Mon, May 10 · 1:33 AM UTC1999-05-10 01:33 UTCLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Polar Orbit

Worldwide

26th

orbital launch attempt in 1999

China Aerospace Corporation

1st

launch this year

Launch Complex 7

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

141 d 13 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 4B

Vehicle history

Height

44.1m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

4,200kg

Liftoff thrust

2,961kN

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Feng Yun 1C

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 4B

Never Miss a Launch.

Feng Yun 1C

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 4B

Never Miss a Launch.