2000 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Feng Yun 2B

successLong March 3 | Feng Yun 2B

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 25, 2000 at 11:50 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Mission: Feng Yun 2B
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed· 1

FENGYUN 2B

GEO