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

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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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: 1999-025KU

Object number (NORAD): 29970

Object ID (CCSDS): 29970

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.77 minutes

Inclination: 98.7971 deg

SMA: 7125.695 km

Apoapsis: 813.762 km

Periapsis: 681.359 km

RAAN: 168.5994 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00929052

Argument of periapsis: 134.8915 deg

Mean anomaly: 280.4859 deg

Mean motion: 14.43317515 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002231 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00064218144 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 6:33 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29970U 99025KU 25243.77295568 .00002231 00000-0 64218-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 29970 98.7971 168.5994 0092905 134.8915 280.4859 14.43317515976358

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-04-14 15:01:08 0.0001303127 157.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 16 LEO 2025-04-11 07:11:30 0.0008240197 542.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-25 17:40:15 0.0001622367 206.0 (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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