Weather
FENGYUN 2G
OperationalWeatherGEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 31, 2014 at 01:02 AM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3A →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,802 km
- Periapsis
- 35,770 km
- Inclination
- 5.62°
- Orbital period
- 1436.05 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Meteorological Administration
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,390 kg
- Dry mass
- 620 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2014-090A
- NORAD catalog №
- 40367
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Radar cross-section
- 23.1149 m²
- Status
- Operational