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49008
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2021-062A
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Orbit:
#27656 @ 824 x 827 km x 98.7562 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch
2026-11-04 23:51 UTC
·
12.5 h old
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🛰️ Ground track · next 110 min
Latitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Heading
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Orbit #
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Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Current TLE
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FENGYUN 3E
1 49008U 21062A 26308.99410260 .00000047 00000-0 42658-4 0 09992
2 49008 98.7562 310.8748 0002526 59.4910 300.6515 14.19915091276560
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TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
July 4th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Launch mass
2,450
kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elements
Inclination
98.7562°
Period
101.41
min
Perigee
824
km
Apogee
827
km
Eccentricity
0.0002526
RAAN
310.8748°
Arg of Perigee
59.491°
Mean Motion
14.19915091
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