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1997 · China Aerospace Corporation

Feng Yun 2A

successLong March 3 | Feng Yun 2A

China's geostationary meteorological satellite program FY-2 (Feng Yun 2) began its development in 1980. It is built by the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering.

Overview

Date / time
June 10, 1997 at 12:01 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
Feng Yun 2A
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Long March 3 →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 1

FENGYUN 2A
GEO