CASC Long March 4B Fengyun-3G
Long March 4B
Status
Success
Date
16 APR 2023
01:36
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
Fengyun-3G is a dedicated Low Earth Orbit precipitation measurement satellite, previously named FY-3RM-1, of the FY-3 series of Chinese Low Earth Orbit weather satellites.
Rocket
Long March 4B
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B and LM-4B is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage rocket, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth and sun synchronous orbits.
Height
44.1 m
Diameter
3.35 m
Launch Mass
249 T
Thrust
2,961 kN