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Fengyun-4C
Long March 3B/EChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Friday, December 26, 2025 · 04:07 PM UTC
Mission brief
The mission
China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-4 (Feng Yun 4) is the second generation of chinese geostationary meteorological satellites.
PayloadFengyun-4C
OrbitGTO
CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Stages3
PadLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Flight plan
Mission timeline
14 / 14100%
The range
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Site locked
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.246°N
- Longitude
- 102.027°E
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
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TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:00 PM UTC – 04:56 PM UTC
Hardware
Vehicle & provider
Reliability
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.