In orbitRocket body

CZ-4 R/B

NORAD: 19468
COSPAR: 1988-080B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Shanghai Bureau of Astronautics
Owner: Ministry of Aerospace Industry
Platform (bus): CZ-4 Stage 3
Mass at launch: 1,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 1,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 6.2 m
Diameter: 2.9 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.2 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S19468, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-09-06
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4
Flight: Feng Yun 1
Mission name: feng yun yi jia
Launch site: TYSC, LC7
Launched by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-080

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-080, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 1988-09-06
Period: 102.6 min
Inclination: 98.94°
Apogee: 932 km
Perigee: 830 km
Radar cross-section: 8.8997 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit