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.
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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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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