Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1A at a glance.
Uptime
13516
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: 102.602 minutes
Inclination: 99.0713 deg
SMA: 7259.905 km
Apoapsis: 892.543 km
Periapsis: 870.997 km
RAAN: 300.6849 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00148394
Argument of periapsis: 50.6753 deg
Mean anomaly: 309.5726 deg
Mean motion: 14.03480372 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000143 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001198716 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 8:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1A
TLE line 1: 1 19467U 88080A 25250.84133264 .00000143 00000-0 11987-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 19467 99.0713 300.6849 0014839 50.6753 309.5726 14.03480372894295
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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