CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- FY-2A
-
|
|
Full Name
|
FY-2A Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
|
Status
|
Mission complete
|
|
Mission Agencies
|
NRSCC
|
Launch Date
|
10 Jun 1997
|
|
Mission Links
|
mission site | data access portal
|
EOL Date
|
10 Jun 2000
|
|
EO Portal Info
|
|
NORAD Catalog #
|
24834 (TLE)
|
|
|
|
International Designator
|
1997-029A
|
|
|
Orbit Type
|
Geostationary
|
Orbit Period
|
|
|
Orbit Sense
|
N/A
|
Orbit Inclination
|
|
|
Orbit Altitude
|
36000 km
|
Orbit Longitude
|
-86 deg
|
|
Orbit LST
|
|
Repeat Cycle
|
|
|
|
Objectives and Applications
|
Meteorology and environmental monitoring Data collection and redistribution.
|
|
|
|
Mission Measurements
|
|
|
|
Mission Instruments
|
|