Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 3A at a glance.
Uptime
6190
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 3A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FENGYUN 3A
International designator: 2008-026A
Object number (NORAD): 32958
Object ID (CCSDS): 32958
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.449 minutes
Inclination: 98.646 deg
SMA: 7205.404 km
Apoapsis: 833.02 km
Periapsis: 821.519 km
RAAN: 72.3211 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007981
Argument of periapsis: 210.1663 deg
Mean anomaly: 149.9054 deg
Mean motion: 14.19434043 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000153 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000093204 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 3A
TLE line 1: 1 32958U 08026A 25127.81836999 .00000153 00000-0 93204-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 32958 98.6460 72.3211 0007981 210.1663 149.9054 14.19434043877896
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 3A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese 2nd generation polar orbiting meteorological satellite
FENGYUN 3A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Feng Yun 3A’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on May 27, 2008, 3:02 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4C | Feng Yun 3A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 27, 2008, 3:02 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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