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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
Fengyun 2-08
Launched
December 31, 2014
Summary
Fengyun-2G 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 31, 2014. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 149th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 5,442nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Feng Yun 2G, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 335 × 37,211 km orbit inclined 24.6°. 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
- 24th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 149th launch15th this yearhumanity's 5,442nd orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2G · NORAD 40367 · 2014-090 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-090A
- Epoch
- 2014-12-31 06:46:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.17744878 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7333049
- Inclination
- 24.6093°
- Ascending node
- 104.7165°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.1385°
- Mean anomaly
- 175.407°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- -0.08008
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 2G · NORAD 40367 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y24 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun-2G is a spin-stabilised geostationary meteorological satellite for the China Meteorological Administration, the seventh of the Fengyun-2 series, providing visible and infrared imagery for weather forecasting.
Pad
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
57th launch from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), 2nd this year · 84th 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
68 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-2G launch?
Fengyun-2G launched on December 31, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Fengyun-2G?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fengyun-2G?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-2G launch from?
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Fengyun-2G reach?
Feng Yun 2G, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 335 × 37,211 km orbit inclined 24.6°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-2G launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).