Fengyun-3F

Launched China's Fengyun-3F polar-orbiting meteorological satellite into sun-synchronous orbit from Jiuquan; the spacecraft joins the Fengyun-3 weather constellation providing global atmospheric, cloud and environmental observations.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.5 T

Flight

51st

of 60 Long March 4C flights

Date and time

3 August 2023, 03:47 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2023-111

Launches in 2023

118th of 223

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