In orbitRocket body

FENGYUN 2C AKM

NORAD: 28491
COSPAR: 2004-042C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (CASC 4th Academy)
Owner: China Aerospace
Platform (bus): Shanxi AKM
Mass at launch: 749 kg
Dry mass: 50 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl + Cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28491, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2004-10-19
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A
Flight: FY-2C
Mission name: FY-2 O4
Launch site: XSC, LC2
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2004-042

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2004-042, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2004-10-19
Period: 1421.0 min
Inclination: 12.65°
Apogee: 35,579 km
Perigee: 35,402 km
Radar cross-section: 0.631 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: FENGYUN 2C (NORAD 28451)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit