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

9615

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

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 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: FENGYUN 1C DEB

International designator: 1999-025KF

Object number (NORAD): 29957

Object ID (CCSDS): 29957

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.546 minutes

Inclination: 98.9207 deg

SMA: 7115.042 km

Apoapsis: 765.493 km

Periapsis: 708.321 km

RAAN: 7.2454 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0040177

Argument of periapsis: 120.6184 deg

Mean anomaly: 6.0536 deg

Mean motion: 14.46560253 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00034697 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0094965927 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 10:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29957U 99025KF 25245.93551252 .00034697 00000-0 94966-2 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 29957 98.9207 7.2454 0040177 120.6184 6.0536 14.46560253960328

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 858 LEO 2025-02-19 18:50:54 0.0002120133 373.0 (m) PAYLOAD
IRIDIUM 914 LEO 2024-12-15 05:42:10 0.0001379058 321.0 (m) PAYLOAD
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-07-07 12:01:29 0.0001405687 262.0 (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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