Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Fengyun-2E
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.
FY-2 is a spin-stabilized spacecraft with a speed of 100 rotation/min. The satellite bus diameter is 2.1 m, and the total height on-station is about 4.5 m.
FY-2 satellite data is open for international users. User stations covered by FY-2A can receive S-VISSR high-resolution digital data and WEFAX low-resolution analogue data from FY-2A.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,380.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2008
68th orbital launch attempt
Long March 3
41st mission
4th mission of 2008
36th successful mission
27th consecutive successful mission