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FENGYUN 3F
Polar Weather · CMA / CNSA
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FY-3F complements China's polar weather fleet in the afternoon orbital slot, building toward a full Fengyun-3 constellation independent of US or European data. Upgraded ozone monitoring and stratospheric sounding extend China's atmospheric science capabilities across the full vertical atmosphere.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 515–516 mi (829–831 km)
- Inclination
- 98.7°
- One orbit
- 101.4 minutes14.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 57490
- Int’l designator
- 2023-111A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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