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

9655

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.6

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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: 1999-025JN

Object number (NORAD): 29940

Object ID (CCSDS): 29940

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.508 minutes

Inclination: 98.6254 deg

SMA: 7208.213 km

Apoapsis: 882.546 km

Periapsis: 777.609 km

RAAN: 299.2949 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00727903

Argument of periapsis: 269.2307 deg

Mean anomaly: 118.1308 deg

Mean motion: 14.1860468 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001619 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000781934 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 14, 2025, 11:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29940U 99025JN 25287.99838317 .00001619 00000-0 78193-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 29940 98.6254 299.2949 0072790 269.2307 118.1308 14.18604680966559

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
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-07-05 18:23:47 0.0001597011 36.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-11 06:13:32 0.0001716062 120.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109) SSO 2024-11-05 20:13:34 0.0001703401 887.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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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