Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 2H at a glance.
Uptime
2704
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
2.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 2H.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FENGYUN 2H
International designator: 2018-050A
Object number (NORAD): 43491
Object ID (CCSDS): 43491
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.048 minutes
Inclination: 2.4327 deg
SMA: 42163.775 km
Apoapsis: 35796.067 km
Periapsis: 35775.212 km
RAAN: 81.8128 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00024731
Argument of periapsis: 145.0358 deg
Mean anomaly: 245.8975 deg
Mean motion: 1.002752 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000117 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 30, 2025, 3:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 29, 2025, 11:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 2H
TLE line 1: 1 43491U 18050A 25302.98623204 -.00000117 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 43491 2.4327 81.8128 0002473 145.0358 245.8975 1.00275200 27131
Live tracking on map
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space 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.
FENGYUN 2H was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 3A | Fengyun-2H’, on board a Long March 3A space rocket.
The launch took place on June 5, 2018, 1:07 p.m. from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1).
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Long March 3A | Fengyun-2H
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 5, 2018, 1:07 p.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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