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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 2C
Launched
October 19, 2004
Summary
Feng Yun 2C launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on October 19, 2004. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 26th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,682nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Feng Yun 2C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 308 × 35,624 km orbit inclined 27.0°. 4 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
- 9th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 26th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,682nd orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2C · NORAD 28451 · 2004-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2004-042A
- Epoch
- 2004-10-19 06:58:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28663781 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7255446
- Inclination
- 27.0015°
- Ascending node
- 37.7003°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.7359°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.2198°
- 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 2C · NORAD 28451 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y9 Stage 3 · re-entered October 17, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third Fengyun-2 weather satellite. The apogee motor placed the satellite into a drifting geostationary orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
21st launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 1st this year · 36th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
126 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
339 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 2C launch?
Feng Yun 2C launched on October 19, 2004. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 2C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 2C?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 2C launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 2C reach?
Feng Yun 2C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 308 × 35,624 km orbit inclined 27.0°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 2C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).