NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2000-032A
Fengyun 2 was a Chinese (PRC) geosynchronous meteorological spacecraft that was launched by a Long March 3 rocket from Xichang launch center in Sichuan province at 11:50 UT. (There was another Fengyun 2 launched in 1997, and two Fengyun 1 launched in 1988 and 1990.) It was equipped with a scanning radiometer, a cloud mapper, and a water vapor scanner to provide timely weather data, after parking over 105 deg-E longitude.
Launch Date: 2000-06-25
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3
Launch Site: Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
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