FENGYUN 2E

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite FENGYUN 2E at a glance.

Uptime

6160

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

8.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 2E.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: FENGYUN 2E

International designator: 2008-066A

Object number (NORAD): 33463

Object ID (CCSDS): 33463

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 1452.759 minutes

Inclination: 8.7452 deg

SMA: 42490.243 km

Apoapsis: 36119.094 km

Periapsis: 36105.122 km

RAAN: 56.3197 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00016442

Argument of periapsis: 161.6939 deg

Mean anomaly: 17.5332 deg

Mean motion: 0.99121745 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000253 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 4:19 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 2E

TLE line 1: 1 33463U 08066A 25306.18030862 -.00000253 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 33463 8.7452 56.3197 0001644 161.6939 17.5332 0.99121745 61756

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 2E.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Chinese geostationary meteorological satellite

FENGYUN 2E was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2E’, on board a Long March 3A space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 23, 2008, 12:54 a.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).

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Launch to space Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2E
Long March 3A | Feng Yun 2E

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 23, 2008, 12:54 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Long March 3A

Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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