Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9555
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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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: 1999-025LM
Object number (NORAD): 29987
Object ID (CCSDS): 29987
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.915 minutes
Inclination: 98.9057 deg
SMA: 7227.475 km
Apoapsis: 909.416 km
Periapsis: 789.264 km
RAAN: 80.372 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0083122
Argument of periapsis: 324.7481 deg
Mean anomaly: 101.4375 deg
Mean motion: 14.12937179 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002722 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014373 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 29987U 99025LM 25187.62088453 .00002722 00000-0 14373-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 29987 98.9057 80.3720 0083122 324.7481 101.4375 14.12937179941256
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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