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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 2D
Launched
December 8, 2006
Summary
Feng Yun 2D 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 December 8, 2006. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 40th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,807th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Long March 3A flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Feng Yun 2D, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 36,215 km orbit inclined 24.9°. 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
- 11th Long March 3A flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 40th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,807th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2D · NORAD 29640 · 2006-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2006-053A
- Epoch
- 2006-12-08 04:08:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25044317 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7313386
- Inclination
- 24.8726°
- Ascending node
- 80.0633°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.2377°
- Mean anomaly
- 97.5381°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.35022
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 2D · NORAD 29640 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y11 Stage 3 · re-entered December 9, 2006
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
25th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 3rd this year · 41st 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
40 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 2D launch?
Feng Yun 2D launched on December 8, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 2D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 2D?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 2D launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Feng Yun 2D reach?
Feng Yun 2D, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 237 × 36,215 km orbit inclined 24.9°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 2D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).