China Aerospace CorporationLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 2A
Launched
June 10, 1997
Image: CASC
Summary
Feng Yun 2A launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 10, 1997. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 15th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,149th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Feng Yun 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 34,211 × 36,016 km orbit inclined 1.2°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Long March 3 · China Aerospace Corporation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 12th Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 15th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,149th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2A · NORAD 24834 · 1997-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FENGYUN 2A
- Object ID
- 1997-029A
- Epoch
- 1997-06-10 17:27:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.02747852 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0217456
- Inclination
- 1.2465°
- Ascending node
- 265.7513°
- Arg. of perigee
- 328.8515°
- Mean anomaly
- 30.864°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 2A · NORAD 24834 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y11 Stage 3 · re-entered June 10, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
12th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 23rd from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
296 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Feng Yun 2A launch?
Feng Yun 2A launched on June 10, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 2A?
Long March 3, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 2A launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 2A reach?
Feng Yun 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 34,211 × 36,016 km orbit inclined 1.2°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 2A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).