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FENGYUN 3D

NORAD 43010· COSPAR 2017-072A· Active satellite· Weather· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 14, 2017 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Fengyun-3D
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:08 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Country
China
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Launched
Nov 14, 2017
Mass
Apogee
832 km
Perigee
829 km
Inclination
99.02°
Period
1.69 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FENGYUN 3D 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
829 × 832 km
831832829May 28Sep 9
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.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2017-072 (Long March 4C | Fengyun-3D).

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