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

9672

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.4

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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: 1999-025FT

Object number (NORAD): 29873

Object ID (CCSDS): 29873

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.996 minutes

Inclination: 99.4459 deg

SMA: 7278.497 km

Apoapsis: 968.386 km

Periapsis: 832.339 km

RAAN: 163.4399 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0093458

Argument of periapsis: 313.5722 deg

Mean anomaly: 100.5445 deg

Mean motion: 13.9810629 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000053 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000068284 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 6:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 2:09 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29873U 99025FT 25304.58969147 .00000053 00000-0 68284-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 29873 99.4459 163.4399 0093458 313.5722 100.5445 13.98106290957265

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
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-09-29 11:00:35 0.0006235129 15.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-08-16 06:30:43 0.0004124384 31.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-11-20 11:18:40 0.0001612695 201.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-11-17 17:03:01 0.0001647507 112.0 (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.

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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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