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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
Fengyun 2-07
Launched
January 13, 2012
Summary
Fengyun-2F 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 January 13, 2012. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 103rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,192nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Feng Yun 2F, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 359 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 24.3°. 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 Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 103rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,192nd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2F · NORAD 38049 · 2012-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-002A
- Epoch
- 2012-01-13 05:03:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27165181 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7246845
- Inclination
- 24.3058°
- Ascending node
- 115.9319°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.9065°
- Mean anomaly
- 128.2014°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Feng Yun 2F · NORAD 38049 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y22 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun-2F was a Chinese geostationary meteorological satellite of the first-generation Fengyun-2 series, operated by the China Meteorological Administration for weather imaging over Asia.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
27th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 1st this year · 71st 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
42 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 Fengyun-2F launch?
Fengyun-2F launched on January 13, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fengyun-2F?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fengyun-2F?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-2F launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fengyun-2F reach?
Feng Yun 2F, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 359 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 24.3°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-2F launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).