FENGYUN 2E

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FENGYUN 2E is classified as:

Weather

NORAD ID: 33463

Int'l Code: 2008-066A

Perigee: 36,114.5 km

Apogee: 36,124.9 km

Inclination: 8.5 °

Period: 1,452.8 minutes

Semi major axis: 42490 km

RCS: 15.8489 m² (large)

Launch date: December 23, 2008
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Feng Yun 2E will join a fleet of geostationary weather satellites operated by the China Meteorological Administration. The spacecraft will collect real-time weather imagery for forecasters in China and neighboring countries. The new satellite will replace Feng Yun 2C, which was launched in 2004 and is stationed along the equator at 105 degrees east longitude.

1 33463U 08066A   25199.31235742  .00000030  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 33463   8.4983  57.2890 0001232  96.2791 106.9150  0.99120158 60694

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC