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FENGYUN 3A

FENGYUN 3A is an object launched in 2008 in a low earth orbit, between 820 and 834 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 101 minutes, about 14.2 times a day, on a path tilted 98.7° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 81° latitude.

Height

820-834 km

One orbit

101 min

Inclination

98.7°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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