Fengyun-3D

Fengyun-3D, a Chinese meteorological satellite for numerical weather forecasting and climate monitoring, launched from Taiyuan to sun-synchronous orbit for the China Meteorological Administration.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.5 T

Flight

21st

of 60 Long March 4C flights

Date and time

14 November 2017, 18:35 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2017-072

Launches in 2017

75th of 90

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