NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Fengyun 1B, QQW 1 & 2

Launch Time
Mon Sep 03, 1990 00:53 UTC

Last flight of Long March 4A.

Rocket

Long March 4A
MASI
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,962 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 41.9 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.9 m
Fairing Height: 4.91 m

Mission Details

Fengyun 1B

FY-1 (Feng Yun 1) is the first generation of Chinese polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, consisting of four satellites. They were operated by the CMA (China Meteorological Administration).

The three-axis stabilized satellites carried two MVISR (Multichannel Visible and IR Scanning Radiometer) as their prime instruments. The MVISR was developed and built by SITP (Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics). It consisted of the following elements: an optical scanner, image information processor, radiant cooler, and cooler controller. For the first two experimental missions, it was a 5-channel instrument, which was doubled to 10 channels for the two operational satellites.

The operational satellites also carried the HEPD (High Energy Particle Detector) to study the space environment.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 880.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

QQW 1 & 2

The QQW or DQ (Da Qui) were two balloon satellites for studies of the density of the upper atmosphere.

Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 6.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

LC-7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

1990

85th orbital launch attempt

Long March 4A

2nd mission
1st mission of 1990
2nd successful mission