Long March 3B | Fengyun-4B
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Fengyun-4B
China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.
Long March 3B
Height 54.80 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 5100 kg
Liftoff Thrust 5923 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 11500 kg
Liftoff Mass 426 Tonnes
Launch Success 21
Consecutive Success 3
Maiden Flight 1996-02-14
Launch Failures 3
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-06-02T17:21:53+0000
Launch success
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-06-02T16:26:55+0000
Liftoff confirmed.
SwGustav
2021-06-01T14:04:42+0000
24 hour delay
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-05-31T03:56:00+0000
Set GO per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin
2021-05-28T01:19:49+0000
New launch date (not confirmed).
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