Weather
FENGYUN 2F
NonoperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 13, 2012 at 12:56 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3A →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 36,115 km
- Periapsis
- 36,099 km
- Inclination
- 7.56°
- Orbital period
- 1452.5 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Meteorological Administration
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,390 kg
- Dry mass
- 620 kg
- Design lifetime
- 3 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2012-002A
- NORAD catalog №
- 38049
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Radar cross-section
- 22.4645 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational