Long March 4C | Fengyun-3H
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation launched a Long March 4C rocket from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603) carrying Fengyun-3H to Sun-Synchronous Orbit on 26 Sept 2025, 19:28 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
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About the mission
The Fengyun-3 (FY-3) series is the 2nd generation of Chinese polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, following on from the FY-1 series. The series has been developed collaboratively by CMA (Chinese Meteorological Administration) and CNSA (China National Space Administration). The FY-3 series’ objectives are to provide global measurements of 3-D temperature and moisture soundings, cloud and precipitation parameters, meteorological and hydrological events, biosphere anomalies and geophysical parameters in support of global change and climate monitoring.