27431 - FENGYUN 1D

The 428 kg Fengyun 1D carries an Earth Imager that will digitally photograph clouds, rivers and, lakes and forewarn floods and sand storms. It was Launched along with Haiyung 1by a Long March 4B rocket from Taiyun Launch Center on 15 May2002 at 01:50 UT. There are three operational launch centers in China: Jiuquan in Gansu province in the northwest, Taiyuan in Shanxi province in the north, and Xichang in Sichuan province in the southwest.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-05-15
Launch Vehicle: Long March 4B
Launch Site: Taiyuan, Peoples Republic of China