Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1A at a glance.
Uptime
13613
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 1A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FENGYUN 1A
International designator: 1988-080A
Object number (NORAD): 19467
Object ID (CCSDS): 19467
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.601 minutes
Inclination: 99.0546 deg
SMA: 7259.837 km
Apoapsis: 892.411 km
Periapsis: 870.994 km
RAAN: 35.6385 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00147507
Argument of periapsis: 141.3791 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.8433 deg
Mean motion: 14.03499988 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000189 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001487726 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:44 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1A
TLE line 1: 1 19467U 88080A 25346.15620046 .00000189 00000-0 14877-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 19467 99.0546 35.6385 0014751 141.3791 218.8433 14.03499988907668
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 1A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite
FENGYUN 1A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1A’, on board a Long March 4A space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 6, 1988, 8:30 p.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4A | Feng Yun 1A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 6, 1988, 8:30 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4A
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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