Fengyun 2-05

Fengyun 2-05

Mission type	Weather
Operator	National Satellite Meteorological Centre
COSPAR ID	2006-053A
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	1,380 kilograms (3,040 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	8 December 2006, 00:53 UTC
Rocket	Chang Zheng 3A Y11
Launch site	Xichang LA-2
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geosynchronous
Longitude	86.5° East

Fengyun 2-05, also known as Fengyun 2D is a Chinese weather satellite which was launched in 2006.^[1] It was the fourth satellite to be launched of the Fengyun 2 series, and the second operational spacecraft. It is part of the Fengyun programme.

A Long March 3A carrier rocket was used to launch Fengyun 2-05, flying from Launch Area 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The launch took place at 00:53 UTC (08:53 CST) on 8 December 2006,^[2] with the carrier rocket placing the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. An FG-36 apogee motor was then used to raise the satellite into geosynchronous orbit.^[3] By 7 February 2007, it was in an orbit with a perigee of 35,787 kilometres (22,237 mi), and apogee of 35,788 kilometres (22,238 mi), and 2.4 degrees inclination.^[4] It is positioned at a longitude of 86.5 degrees east.^[5]

References

1. "Long March Rocket Lifts Chinese Weather Satellite". SpaceNews.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012. The satellite's predecessors, Fengyun 2-04 and Fengyun 2-05, were launched in 2004 and 2006, respectively.
2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. Krebs, Gunter. "FY 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
5. Pan, Letian (8 December 2006). "China launches 2nd geostationary orbit weather satellite". Chinese Government. Retrieved 16 July 2012.