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

9558

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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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: 1999-025LD

Object number (NORAD): 29979

Object ID (CCSDS): 29979

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.015 minutes

Inclination: 98.385 deg

SMA: 7184.866 km

Apoapsis: 883.238 km

Periapsis: 730.223 km

RAAN: 220.9844 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0106484

Argument of periapsis: 260.7098 deg

Mean anomaly: 163.5185 deg

Mean motion: 14.25524788 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000509 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00021988 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 10, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 9, 2025, 11:16 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29979U 99025LD 25190.96972818 .00000509 00000-0 21988-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 29979 98.3850 220.9844 0106484 260.7098 163.5185 14.25524788958541

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
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-04-21 21:45:50 0.0003756434 196.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-03-06 09:27:10 0.000441709 20.0 (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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