In orbitDebris

FENGYUN 2D DEB

NORAD: 33458
COSPAR: 2006-053D

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Spacecraft

Owner: China Aerospace

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S33458, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2006-12-08
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A
Flight: FY-2D
Mission name: fengyun erhao D xing
Launch site: XSC, LC2
Launched by: CALT
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2006-053

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2006-053, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2006-12-08
Period: 1435.7 min
Inclination: 11.91°
Apogee: 35,866 km
Perigee: 35,692 km
Radar cross-section: 0.003 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: FENGYUN 2D (NORAD 29640)

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