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FENGYUN 4B

NORAD 48808· COSPAR 2021-047A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jun 2, 2021 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B.
Long March 3B | Fengyun-4B
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:22 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Country
China
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Launched
Jun 2, 2021
Mass
Apogee
35,828 km
Perigee
35,763 km
Inclination
0.36°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for FENGYUN 4B across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.6 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35763 × 35828 km
357943582835760May 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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