Feng Yun 1C

Maiden flight of the Long March 4B, launching China's Fengyun-1C polar-orbiting weather satellite together with the Shijian-5 space-environment research satellite into sun-synchronous orbit from Taiyuan.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

PO

Polar orbit

Payload to orbit

1.3 T

Flight

1st

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

10 May 1999, 01:33 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

1999-025

Launches in 1999

26th of 78

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