FENGYUN 1C DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.

Uptime

9556

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for FENGYUN 1C DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: FENGYUN 1C DEB

International designator: 1999-025FS

Object number (NORAD): 29872

Object ID (CCSDS): 29872

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.135 minutes

Inclination: 98.354 deg

SMA: 7143.049 km

Apoapsis: 936.498 km

Periapsis: 593.329 km

RAAN: 208.1047 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0240212

Argument of periapsis: 70.2294 deg

Mean anomaly: 292.4625 deg

Mean motion: 14.3806109 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001895 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00045919 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 12:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29872U 99025FS 25188.01005608 .00001895 00000-0 45919-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 29872 98.3540 208.1047 0240212 70.2294 292.4625 14.38061090963107

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object FENGYUN 1C DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-06-15 17:40:02 0.0001685875 465.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-11-11 06:12:24 0.0005093313 886.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Chinese polar orbiting meteorological satellite

FENGYUN 1C DEB 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Long March 4B | Feng Yun 1C
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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