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Fengyun 3E
China's weather satellite. Fengyun 3E was launched on July 4, 2021 aboard a Chang Zheng 4C from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Feng Yun 3E
- Common name
- Fengyun 3E
- Payload designation
- FY-3 05 xing
- International designator
- 2021-062A
- NORAD catalog number
- 49008
- GCAT identifier
- S49008
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1123
Mission
- Mission type
- Meteorology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- FY-3
- Owner
- CNMSC
- Country
- China
- Builder
- Shanghai Inst. of Satellite Engineering (509 Res.Inst.)
- Platform (bus)
- FY-3
Launch
- Date
- July 4, 2021 · 23:28 UTC
- Launch record
- 2021-062Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 4C
- Spaceport
- Jiuquan · pad LC43/94
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 781 km
- Apogee
- 820 km
- Inclination
- 98.69°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,450 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,250 kg
- Length
- 4.4 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q107442534 (CC0).