Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 3F at a glance.
Uptime
704
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 3F.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FENGYUN 3F
International designator: 2023-111A
Object number (NORAD): 57490
Object ID (CCSDS): 57490
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.405 minutes
Inclination: 98.7263 deg
SMA: 7203.319 km
Apoapsis: 826.585 km
Periapsis: 823.783 km
RAAN: 258.5147 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001945
Argument of periapsis: 81.5044 deg
Mean anomaly: 278.6353 deg
Mean motion: 14.20050488 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000032581 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 11:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 3F
TLE line 1: 1 57490U 23111A 25187.82681578 .00000026 00000-0 32581-4 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 57490 98.7263 258.5147 0001945 81.5044 278.6353 14.20050488 99852
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 3F.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The newer FY-3 series is an improved generation of polar-orbiting heliosynchronous weather satellites.
FENGYUN 3F was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Fengyun-3F’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 3, 2023, 3:47 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Fengyun-3F
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 3, 2023, 3:47 a.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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