FENGYUN 2C

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FENGYUN 2C is classified as:

Geostationary
Weather

NORAD ID: 28451

Int'l Code: 2004-042A

Perigee: 36,405.1 km

Apogee: 36,433.0 km

Inclination: 11.8 °

Period: 1,468.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 42790 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   25168.88682001 -.00000026  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 28451  11.8464  33.8250 0003259   9.1972 271.4803  0.98081838 37598

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC