Launch Date
September 3, 1990
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
LC7
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 4
NORAD ID
20788
International Designator
1990-081A
Epoch
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
98.97°
Right Ascension
165.13°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
287.28°
Period
102.62 min
Mean Motion
14.03 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Name
FENGYUN 1B
Alternative Name
Feng Yun 1B
Type
Status
Owner
NSMC
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 20788U 90081A 26185.17241599 .00000101 00000-0 92889-4 0 9995
2 20788 98.9729 165.1303 0014972 287.2798 72.6730 14.03198315833932
Source: Celestrak
Length
1.4
Diameter
1.4
Span
8.6
Dry Mass
881
Launch Mass
881
Shape
Box + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
2.5987
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
FY-1 02 xing
Purpose
Meteorology
Mission
Meteorology
Manufacturer
SISE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
FY-1
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
2 x MVISR (all); HEPD (#1C, 1D)
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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