Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 2A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
10200
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
14.8
Latest
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: 1436.413 minutes
Inclination: 14.837 deg
SMA: 42170.916 km
Apoapsis: 36248.843 km
Periapsis: 35336.72 km
RAAN: 0.093 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0108146
Argument of periapsis: 28.908 deg
Mean anomaly: 331.6547 deg
Mean motion: 1.00249729 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 5:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 2A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 43355U 97029D 25133.23136641 .00000051 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 43355 14.8370 0.0930 0108146 28.9080 331.6547 1.00249729 38592
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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