Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 3E at a glance.
Uptime
1526
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 3E.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FENGYUN 3E
International designator: 2021-062A
Object number (NORAD): 49008
Object ID (CCSDS): 49008
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.418 minutes
Inclination: 98.7468 deg
SMA: 7203.96 km
Apoapsis: 827.19 km
Periapsis: 824.46 km
RAAN: 251.6476 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00018955
Argument of periapsis: 146.8231 deg
Mean anomaly: 213.3064 deg
Mean motion: 14.19860979 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000048 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000043377734 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 11:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 3E
TLE line 1: 1 49008U 21062A 25249.99136711 .00000048 00000-0 43378-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 49008 98.7468 251.6476 0001895 146.8231 213.3064 14.19860979216398
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 3E.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for FENGYUN 3E, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The newer FY-3 series is an improved generation of polar-orbiting heliosynchronous weather satellites.
FENGYUN 3E was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Fengyun-3E’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on July 4, 2021, 11:28 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Fengyun-3E
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 4, 2021, 11:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Latest news about this satellite
China lofts Fengyun 3E polar weather satellite
China has successfully launched a new polar weather satellite, Fengyun 3E. Liftoff of the mission took place at 23:28 UTC on 4 July 2021 from launch site SLS-2 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a Chang Zheng 4C rocket.
China launches Fengyun weather satellite into polar orbit
A new Chinese Fengyun weather satellite launched Sunday and flew into an early morning polar orbit to feed data into global computer models, adding inputs that international weather officials said will improve medium and long-range forecasts.
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