Weather
FENGYUN 4A
OperationalWeatherGEONORAD 41882
FENGYUN 4A is a China Meteorological Administration weather satellite, launched on December 10, 2016 into GEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- December 10, 2016 at 04:11 PM UTC
- Launch site
- XICLF
- Launched by
- Long March 3B →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Fengyun-4A
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,823 km
- Periapsis
- 35,751 km
- Inclination
- 2.31°
- Orbital period
- 1436.1 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- China Meteorological Administration
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 5,380 kg
- Dimensions
- 4.2 × 3.3 × 3.3 m
- Detailed purpose
- Meteorology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2016-077A
- NORAD catalog №
- 41882
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Radar cross-section
- 22.5893 m²
- Status
- Operational