In orbitDebris

FENGYUN 2C DEB

NORAD: 40000
COSPAR: 2004-042D

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Spacecraft

Owner: National Satellite Meteorological Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S40000, 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: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 2004-10-19
Period: 1435.7 min
Inclination: 12.64°
Apogee: 36,617 km
Perigee: 34,942 km
Radar cross-section: 0.003 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