FENGYUN 2C

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FENGYUN 2C is classified as:

Geostationary
Weather

NORAD ID: 28451

Int'l Code: 2004-042A

Perigee: 36,410.0 km

Apogee: 36,427.4 km

Inclination: 11.5 °

Period: 1,468.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42789 km

RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: October 19, 2004
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Five radiometer scanning channels; enhanced capacity for the quantitative observation of typhoons, precipitation, sea temperature, clouds, solar radiation and space particles.

1 28451U 04042A   24325.14067468 -.00000116  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 28451  11.5065  35.2377 0002039   4.1754  12.8827  0.98083136 35545

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC