FENGYUN 2A, 24834
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 2A, 24834 is a payload satellite owned by CNMSC (CN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Jun 1997 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3 launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SISE
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
FY-2, SHANXI AKM
Mass
651 kg wet, ~600 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Ant, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
6.680 m², Large (>1 m²)
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0 FENGYUN 2A
1 24834U 97029A 26171.18293701 -.00000217 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 24834 15.6541 6.0692 0104003 238.3017 113.1407 0.96051489103429Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T04:23:25.757Z)
Latitude
-2.01012°
Longitude
24.6302°
Altitude
37,193.137 km
Speed
3.018 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 55m 33s
True Declination
-2° 00' 29"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:29:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
37,465.027 km
Perigee altitude
36,562.45 km
Semi-major axis
43,391.876 km
Eccentricity
0.0104
Inclination
15.6541°
RAAN
6.0692°
Arg. of periapsis
238.3017°
True anomaly
114.23096°
Mean anomaly
113.1407°
Eccentric anomaly
113.68639°
Mean motion
0.24012 °/min
Orbital period
1,499.24 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1997 (1997-06-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FENGYUN 2A Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 87 mins | 2026-06-23 11:59:43.438Z | 87.815° E | 2026-06-23 13:26:43.438Z | 86.574° E | 11.813° | 2026-06-23 13:26:43.438Z | 86.574° E |
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