Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C at a glance.
Uptime
9491
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 1C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: FENGYUN 1C
International designator: 1999-025A
Object number (NORAD): 25730
Object ID (CCSDS): 25730
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.068 minutes
Inclination: 98.9018 deg
SMA: 7187.342 km
Apoapsis: 817.674 km
Periapsis: 800.74 km
RAAN: 186.9088 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001178
Argument of periapsis: 344.8749 deg
Mean anomaly: 193.3611 deg
Mean motion: 14.24788166 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000324 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014083 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 3, 2025, 11:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C
TLE line 1: 1 25730U 99025A 25123.96360736 .00003240 00000-0 14083-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 25730 98.9018 186.9088 0011780 344.8749 193.3611 14.24788166339635
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 1C.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object FENGYUN 1C.
Associated space launch
Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite
FENGYUN 1C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Feng Yun 1C’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on May 10, 1999, 1:33 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Feng Yun 1C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 10, 1999, 1:33 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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