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

9656

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.1

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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: 1999-025LC

Object number (NORAD): 29978

Object ID (CCSDS): 29978

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.161 minutes

Inclination: 99.0706 deg

SMA: 7286.241 km

Apoapsis: 963.31 km

Periapsis: 852.903 km

RAAN: 339.5215 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00757644

Argument of periapsis: 211.5276 deg

Mean anomaly: 210.0841 deg

Mean motion: 13.95877869 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000158 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00014431057 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 6:23 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 3:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29978U 99025LC 25288.14105503 .00000158 00000-0 14431-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 29978 99.0706 339.5215 0075764 211.5276 210.0841 13.95877869954994

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
TRANSIT 4A LEO 2024-07-24 13:08:56 0.0002303759 136.0 (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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