FENGYUN 3C
Launch
Launched on Sep 23, 2013 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Fengyun-3C →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:54 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Country
China
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Launched
Sep 23, 2013
Mass
—
Apogee
855 km
Perigee
833 km
Inclination
98.51°
Period
1.69 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for FENGYUN 3C across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
833 × 855 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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