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Fengyun 2-05, also known as Fengyun 2D is a Chinese weather satellite which was launched in 2006.[1] It was the fourth satellite to be launched of the Fengyun 2 series, and the second operational spacecraft. It is part of the Fengyun programme.
Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | National Satellite Meteorological Centre |
COSPAR ID | 2006-053A |
SATCAT no. | 29640 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 1,380 kilograms (3,040 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 December 2006, 00:53 UTC |
Rocket | Chang Zheng 3A Y11 |
Launch site | Xichang LA-2 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geosynchronous |
Longitude | 86.5° East |
A Long March 3A carrier rocket was used to launch Fengyun 2-05, flying from Launch Area 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The launch took place at 00:53 UTC (08:53 CST) on 8 December 2006,[2] with the carrier rocket placing the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. An FG-36 apogee motor was then used to raise the satellite into geosynchronous orbit.[3] By 7 February 2007, it was in an orbit with a perigee of 35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi), and apogee of 35,788 kilometres (22,238 mi), and 2.4 degrees inclination.[4] It is positioned at a longitude of 86.5 degrees east.[5]
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