Success
Feng Yun 2A
Earth Science
China Aerospace Corporation(CASC)Government
Long March 3
Direct-GEOorbit
China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.
Tuesday, June 10, 1997 at 12:01 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,149
CASC Mission
#15
Pad Launch
#12
Location Launch
#23
Designator
1997-029
Launch Window
NET
Jun 10, 1997, 12:01 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Long March 3 Specs
The Long March 3 is a chinese orbital carrier rocket. They all launched from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It is a 3 stage rocket used to put communication satellites into geosynchronous trasfer orbits.
Length
23.49 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
204 t
Thrust
2,961 kN
LEO Capacity
5,000 kg
GTO Capacity
1,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1984
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 15d
Total Launches
13
Successful
10
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Jan 29, 1984
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center is a spaceport in China. It is located in Zeyuan Town, northwest of Xichang, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan.
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Local Launch Time
Jun 10, 1997, 8:01 PM
Total Launches
239
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
28.2460, 102.0266