Fengyun-3F - CZ-4C - Jiuquan - August 3, 2023 (03:47 UTC)

#20 by Sam Ho on 03 Aug, 2023 04:11
Spacecraft separation
#21 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Aug, 2023 04:15
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🛰️ Fengyun-3F has separated from Long March 4C at ~T+1333s. Solar panels deployment next

https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1686953607277707264

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Fengyun-3F solar panel deployed
#22 by Sam Ho on 03 Aug, 2023 04:16
Success! Big red screen.
#23 by Sam Ho on 03 Aug, 2023 04:21
Launch photo from https://weibo.com/2117508734/NcQHDwnKP
#24 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Aug, 2023 04:32
https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1686958026920800257

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Today's launch of Fengyun-3F by Long March 4C Y44 is remarkably the 100th launch of the CZ4 series
#25 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Aug, 2023 04:39
#26 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Aug, 2023 04:50
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Beautiful mission patch designed by SAST

https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1686960890023923712

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Fengyun-3F weighs ~2.7t and runs in 836km SSO with a designed life of 8 years
More info: https://nsmc.org.cn/nsmc/en/satellite/FY3F.html
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/fy_3f
#27 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Aug, 2023 04:51
https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1686962669058932736

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PLA Strategic Support Force always has the best view of a rocket launch in China, but they often add unnecessary music.
Do you like the music better, or pure rocket engine roaring?
weibo.com/7774089243/NcQ…
#28 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 05:51
Some screen grabs from the launch.

Liftoff!
#29 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 05:52
T+1 minute.
#30 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 05:56
T+2 minutes.
#31 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 05:59
First stage separation.

T+3 minutes.
#32 by otter on 03 Aug, 2023 06:02
China launches Fengyun-3 satellite

https://english.news.cn/20230803/39b6699ed08343ffab615681a63b8253/c.html

JIUQUAN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday launched a satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

The Fengyun-3 06 satellite was launched at 11:47 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and successfully entered the planned orbit.

The launch marked the 481st flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.
#33 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:07
T+5 minutes.
#34 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:10
T+6 minutes.

T+7 minutes.
#35 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:14
T+8 minutes.

T+9 minutes.
#36 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:18
T+10 minutes.

Engine view. Mirror image of the view in the control room!

T+11 minutes.
#37 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:22
Cutoff.

T+12 minutes.
#38 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:42
There was a presentation. Sorry for the postage size grabs, but the camera was zoomed quite a bit out.
#39 by Steven Pietrobon on 03 Aug, 2023 06:55
Second stage ignition was expected at T+20:18 with cutoff 35 seconds later at T+20:53. Here's some grabs of the burn. Again, camera was zoomed out.