In orbitRocket body

CZ-3A R/B

NORAD: 26383
COSPAR: 2000-032B

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Spacecraft

Built by: CALT
Owner: China Aerospace
Platform (bus): CZ-3 Stage 3
Mass at launch: 5,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 2,000 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 2,000 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 7.5 m
Diameter: 2.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 7.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S26383, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2000-06-25
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3
Flight: Feng Yun 2
Mission name: Feng Yun Er Yi
Launch site: XSC, LC3?
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2000-032

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2000-032, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2000-06-25
Period: 328.0 min
Inclination: 27.37°
Apogee: 18,472 km
Perigee: 281 km
Radar cross-section: 7.6843 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 2 still in orbit