Fengyun-2F

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

00:56:00

Friday January 13, 2012

Mission Details

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Fengyun-2F

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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.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

1,380 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Long March 3A

Active 1994 to 2018

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$69.70 million

Rocket

Height: 52.52m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 8,500 kg

GTO: 2,600 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,962 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.35m

Height: 8.89m

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-3

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 15 hours

Stats

Long March 3


61st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2012

2012


2nd

Orbital launch attempt