FENGYUN 2C

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FENGYUN 2C is classified as:

Geostationary
Weather

NORAD ID: 28451

Int'l Code: 2004-042A

Perigee: 36,408.2 km

Apogee: 36,429.7 km

Inclination: 12.1 °

Period: 1,468.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42789 km

RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: October 19, 2004
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Five radiometer scanning channels; enhanced capacity for the quantitative observation of typhoons, precipitation, sea temperature, clouds, solar radiation and space particles.

1 28451U 04042A   25349.63462118 -.00000064  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 28451  12.1388  32.5404 0002505 327.4723  57.2951  0.98082204 39377

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC