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FENGYUN 2H

NORAD 43491· COSPAR 2018-050A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jun 5, 2018 from Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), China aboard a Long March 3A.
Long March 3A | Fengyun-2H
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:03 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Country
China
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Launched
Jun 5, 2018
Mass
Apogee
35,807 km
Perigee
35,783 km
Inclination
3.24°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FENGYUN 2H across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35783 × 35807 km
357953580735783May 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.

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