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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-2H
Launched
June 5, 2018 · 13:07 UTC
Summary
Fengyun-2H 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 June 5, 2018 at 13:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:59 to 13:56 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 224th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 5,756th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Long March 3A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Feng Yun 2H, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 35,913 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
- 26th Long March 3A flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 224th launch17th this yearhumanity's 5,756th orbital launch attempt50th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Feng Yun 2H · NORAD 43491 · 2018-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-050A
- Epoch
- 2018-06-05 17:50:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27214771 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.730078
- Inclination
- 24.5607°
- Ascending node
- 80.7921°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.861°
- Mean anomaly
- 148.7086°
- 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 2H · NORAD 43491 · in orbit
CZ-3A Y25 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fengyun is China's meteorogical satellite program. It includes polar-orbiting and geostationary spacecrafts. Fengyun-2H is a geostationary satellite expected to operate in orbit for about 5 years.
Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
44th launch from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), 4th this year · 115th from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 5, 9:07 PM GMT+8, at night
108 launches from this pad · 242 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Fengyun-2H launch?
Fengyun-2H launched on June 5, 2018 at 13:07 UTC. The launch window ran from 12:59 to 13:56 UTC.
Where can I watch Fengyun-2H?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Fengyun-2H?
Long March 3A, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 3A spec sheet
Where did Fengyun-2H launch from?
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jun 5, 9:07 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Fengyun-2H reach?
Feng Yun 2H, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 35,913 km orbit inclined 24.6°.
How many satellites did Fengyun-2H launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).