Fengyun 3A (FY-3A)

Designation	32958 / 08026A
Launch date	27 May 2008 - 03:02 UT
Launch site	Taiyuan, LC-7
Launch vehicle	CZ-4C
Mission	Government: Earth Science
Sun-Synchronous LEO Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	825 x 829 km
Eccentricity	2,78E-04
Inclination	98.8 deg
Period	101.44 min

Prime contractor	Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology
Platform
Operator	China Meteorological Administration
Mass at launch	2300 kg
Dry Mass	kg
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Meteorological; better weather forecasting for the Beijing Olympics.
China launched the FY-3A polar orbiting weather satellite on May 27. The FY-3 series replaces the older FY-1 polar system (FY-2 satellites make up the geostationary system and will be replaced by the FY-4 series).
FY-3A entered an 806 x 810 km x 98.8 deg orbit; the final stage is in a 703 x 801 km orbit.

Ref.: #7(JR596), #226, #411 - update: 24.03.18