FENGYUN 2H AKM, 43497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 2H AKM, 43497 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Tue, 05 Jun 2018 UTC launched from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

43497, 2018-050C

Orbit

GEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

China ARMT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SHANXI AKM, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-06-05 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

1.571 m²

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 FENGYUN 2H AKM
1 43497U 18050C   25355.20693022 -.00000151  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 43497   4.4116  78.9386 0085949 319.2088  39.8419  1.00056688 27526

Epoch: 2025-12-21T04:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T04:57:58.771Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-85.90128°

Altitude

35,568.269 km

Speed

3.093 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 14m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

14:19:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,210.992 km

Perigee altitude

35,485.132 km

Semi-major axis

42,226.199 km

Eccentricity

0.00859

Inclination

4.4116°

RAAN

78.9386°

Arg. of periapsis

319.2088°

True anomaly

40.47813°

Mean anomaly

39.8419°

Eccentric anomaly

40.15949°

Mean motion

0.25013 °/min

Orbital period

1,439.24 mins

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FENGYUN 2H AKM 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.
1440 mins	2025-12-21 15:18:05.494Z	152.02° SSE	2025-12-22 11:17:05.494Z	150.243° SSE	35.132°	2025-12-22 15:18:05.494Z	153.13° SSE

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FENGYUN 2H AKM, 43497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T04:57:58.771Z)

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