Weather
FENGYUN 3G
OperationalWeatherLEONORAD 56232
FENGYUN 3G is a China weather satellite, launched on April 16, 2023 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- April 16, 2023 at 01:36 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 4B →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Fengyun-3G
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 414 km
- Periapsis
- 405 km
- Inclination
- 49.99°
- Orbital period
- 92.76 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China
- Launch mass
- 3,850 kg
- Dimensions
- 5.2 × 2.9 × 2.9 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-055A
- NORAD catalog №
- 56232
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational
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