Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 2A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10318
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 2A DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: FENGYUN 2A DEB
International designator: 1997-029D
Object number (NORAD): 43355
Object ID (CCSDS): 43355
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 1435.729 minutes
Inclination: 14.8424 deg
SMA: 42157.528 km
Apoapsis: 35998.58 km
Periapsis: 35560.207 km
RAAN: 359.1985 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00519923
Argument of periapsis: 42.2408 deg
Mean anomaly: 318.2068 deg
Mean motion: 1.00297487 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000103 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 9:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 2A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43355U 97029D 25246.91604375 .00000103 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 43355 14.8424 359.1985 0051992 42.2408 318.2068 1.00297487 39739
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 2A DEB.
Associated space launch
China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.
FENGYUN 2A DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2A’, on board a Long March 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 10, 1997, 12:01 p.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 3 | Feng Yun 2A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 10, 1997, 12:01 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 3
Launch pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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