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

9611

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.0

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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: 1999-025FY

Object number (NORAD): 29878

Object ID (CCSDS): 29878

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.668 minutes

Inclination: 96.9596 deg

SMA: 6977.213 km

Apoapsis: 632.574 km

Periapsis: 565.582 km

RAAN: 67.2225 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00480077

Argument of periapsis: 161.1924 deg

Mean anomaly: 199.1084 deg

Mean motion: 14.89634628 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00079227 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0080356154 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 5:37 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 11:41 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29878U 99025FY 25243.48712394 .00079227 00000-0 80356-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 29878 96.9596 67.2225 0048008 161.1924 199.1084 14.89634628971020

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
TIROS 1 LEO 2025-07-14 21:27:16 0.0007557516 256.0 (m) PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-11-03 14:41:38 0.0006153956 120.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-11-02 10:02:00 0.001860229 35.0 (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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