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

9715

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: 100.985 minutes

Inclination: 98.3704 deg

SMA: 7183.4 km

Apoapsis: 882.523 km

Periapsis: 728.007 km

RAAN: 9.3007 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0107551

Argument of periapsis: 164.9214 deg

Mean anomaly: 221.5072 deg

Mean motion: 14.25961081 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001549 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00062727986 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:28 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 29979U 99025LD 25346.06119206 .00001549 00000-0 62728-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 29979 98.3704 9.3007 0107551 164.9214 221.5072 14.25961081980647

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
METEOR 2-5 DEB LEO 2025-08-14 08:55:55 0.001137375 33.0 (m) DEBRIS
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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