28451 - FENGYUN 2C

FENGYUN 2C is a Chinese (PRC) geostationary weather satellite that was launched by a Long March 3A rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province at "09:30 a.m." (probably 01:30 UT) on 2004 October 19. The 1.38-ton satellite carries imagers in visible and infra-red bands to monitor droplet sizes on cloud tops, ocean temperature, dust storms and forest fires over one-third of the global surface, after parking over 105 degrees E longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2004-10-19
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3A
Launch Site: Xichang, Peoples Republic of China