Weather
FENGYUN 3C
OperationalWeatherLEO
FENGYUN 3C is a China Meteorological Administration weather satellite, launched on September 23, 2013 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 23, 2013 at 03:07 AM UTC
- Launch site
- TAISC
- Launched by
- Long March 4C →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 851 km
- Periapsis
- 829 km
- Inclination
- 98.5°
- Orbital period
- 101.71 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Meteorological Administration
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 2,200 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Meteorology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2013-052A
- NORAD catalog №
- 39260
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Radar cross-section
- 7.436 m²
- Status
- Operational
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