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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 3ALaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Feng Yun 2E
Launched
December 23, 2008 · 00:54 UTC
Summary
Feng Yun 2E launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 23, 2008 at 00:54 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 61st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,953rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Feng Yun 2E, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,341 km orbit inclined 24.2°. 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
- 16th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 61st launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,953rd orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2E · NORAD 33463 · 2008-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-066A
- Epoch
- 2008-12-23 09:09:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.30962522 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7253864
- Inclination
- 24.2016°
- Ascending node
- 95.532°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.045°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.4235°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.069745
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; 4 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 2E · NORAD 33463 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y20 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chinese geostationary meteorological satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
20th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 51st from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 23, 8:54 AM GMT+8, in daylight
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
425 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 2E launch?
Feng Yun 2E launched on December 23, 2008 at 00:54 UTC.
Where can I watch Feng Yun 2E?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Feng Yun 2E?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Feng Yun 2E launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Dec 23, 8:54 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Feng Yun 2E reach?
Feng Yun 2E, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,341 km orbit inclined 24.2°.
How many satellites did Feng Yun 2E launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).