FENGYUN 2E

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FENGYUN 2E is classified as:

• Weather

NORAD ID: 33463
Int'l Code: 2008-066A
Perigee: 35,778.8 km
Apogee: 35,808.8 km
Inclination: 5.0 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42164 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.

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1 33463U 08066A   21112.87713796 -.00000202  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 33463   4.9806  67.4166 0003556 337.6074 208.6134  1.00271686 45225

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