Geostationary
FENGYUN 2H
Geostationary Weather · CMA / CNSA
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Deployed at 79°E to cover the Indian Ocean, FY-2H monitors weather systems in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal that breed cyclones threatening India's coasts. It shares data with the World Meteorological Organization as part of China's growing role in global weather data infrastructure for neighboring nations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,248 mi (35,784–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 3.3°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 43491
- Int’l designator
- 2018-050A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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