China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 2B
Launched
June 25, 2000
Image: CASC
Summary
Feng Yun 2B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 25, 2000. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,401st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Feng Yun 2B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,649 × 35,942 km orbit inclined 1.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 3 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,401st orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2B · NORAD 26382 · 2000-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- FENGYUN 2B
- Object ID
- 2000-032A
- Epoch
- 2000-06-26 14:40:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00264791 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034684
- Inclination
- 1.1016°
- Ascending node
- 268.9893°
- Arg. of perigee
- 335.7127°
- Mean anomaly
- 0.479°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.0001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 2B · NORAD 26382 · in orbit
CZ-3 Y12 Stage 3 · in orbit
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
13th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 29th 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
about 3 years 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 2B launch?
Feng Yun 2B launched on June 25, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 2B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 2B?
Long March 3, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3 spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 2B launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 2B reach?
Feng Yun 2B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,649 × 35,942 km orbit inclined 1.1°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 2B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).