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43491
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2018-050A
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Orbit:
#3095 @ 35776 x 35795 km x 3.4115 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-11-14 22:59 UTC
·
7.3 h old
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Orbit history
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Current TLE
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FENGYUN 2H
1 43491U 18050A 26318.95796619 -.00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 43491 3.4115 77.1932 0002257 160.5246 240.2493 1.00277409030957
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Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 5th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 3A
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Launch mass
1,380
kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
3.4115°
Period
1436.02
min
Perigee
35776
km
Apogee
35795
km
Eccentricity
0.0002257
RAAN
77.1932°
Arg of Perigee
160.5246°
Mean Motion
1.00277409
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