FENGYUN 3B

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FENGYUN 3B is classified as:

Weather

NORAD ID: 37214

Int'l Code: 2010-059A

Perigee: 835.0 km

Apogee: 867.3 km

Inclination: 99.1 °

Period: 101.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 7222 km

RCS: 6.6498 m² (large)

Launch date: November 4, 2010
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

FENGYUN 3B is a meteorological satellite equipped with a dozen advanced detectors able to carry out a three-dimensional, all-weather, multi-spectrum quantitative detection to acquire data from the ground surface, the ocean and space. The satellite would form a network with the first FY-3 satellite, launched May 27, 2008, to improve China's meteorological observation and medium-range weather forecast capabilities. The FY-3 series would continue to play an important role in monitoring natural disasters and environment, and researching environment and climate change and disaster prevention and reduction.

1 37214U 10059A   24139.92518215  .00000364  00000-0  21333-3 0  9992
2 37214  99.0568 167.6071 0022352 172.6870 257.3281 14.14492697700078

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC