FENGYUN 4A
Launch
Launched on Dec 10, 2016 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3B.
Long March 3B | Fengyun-4A →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 07:15 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Country
China
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Launched
Dec 10, 2016
Mass
—
Apogee
35,830 km
Perigee
35,756 km
Inclination
2.64°
Period
23.93 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for FENGYUN 4A across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-4.2 km
Rate
-0.03 km/day
Now
35758 × 35828 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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