| Fengyun 2-07 | |
| Mission Type: | Weather |
| Operator: | National Satellite Meteorological Centre |
| Cospar Id: | 2012-002A |
| Satcat: | 38049 |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Chang Zheng 3A Y22 |
| Launch Site: | Xichang LA-3 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 31 October 2013, 22:00:50 UTC[1] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35784km (22,235miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35796km (22,243miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 1.00 degrees |
| Orbit Period: | 1,435.98 minutes |
| Orbit Longitude: | 86.5° East |
| Apsis: | gee |
Fengyun 2-07[2] or FY-2-07 (meaning Wind Cloud 2-07), also known as Fengyun-2F or FY-2F, is a Chinese weather satellite operated by China's National Satellite Meteorological Centre.[3] Part of the Fengyun programme, it was the sixth Fengyun 2 geostationary satellite to be launched.[4]
Fengyun 2-07 was launched by a Long March 3A carrier rocket, with the serial number Y22,[5] flying from Launch Area 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The launch took place on 13 January 2012 at 00:56 UTC, and resulted in the successful deployment of the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. After raising itself into its operational geostationary orbit, by means of an FG-36 apogee motor,[4] the satellite will be positioned at a longitude of 86.5 degrees East.[6]
At launch, Fengyun 2-07 had a mass of, however by the time it reaches its operational orbit, this will have decreased to, partly through jettisoning the FG-36. The spacecraft is cylindrical, with a diameter of, and a length of fully deployed. It is spin-stabilised at a rate of 100 rpm,[4] and carries a five-channel Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer, or S-VISSR, capable of producing visible light and infrared images of the Earth. The S-VISSR will return visible-light images with a resolution of, and infrared images with a resolution of . It will produce a full-disc image every thirty minutes, as well as imaging smaller areas of interest.[7] In addition to S-VISSR, Fengyun 2-07 also carries an x-ray detector to monitor the Sun, and detect solar flares.[5]