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

9661

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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: 1999-025PZ

Object number (NORAD): 30072

Object ID (CCSDS): 30072

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.246 minutes

Inclination: 99.0791 deg

SMA: 7148.345 km

Apoapsis: 812.026 km

Periapsis: 728.393 km

RAAN: 79.305 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00584975

Argument of periapsis: 69.4032 deg

Mean anomaly: 291.3414 deg

Mean motion: 14.36463347 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00013527 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0045305247 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 10:17 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 30072U 99025PZ 25293.92902506 .00013527 00000-0 45305-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 30072 99.0791 79.3050 0058497 69.4032 291.3414 14.36463347964127

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-08 22:26:34 0.0003572463 231.0 (m) DEBRIS
CBERS 2B SSO 2024-10-24 10:56:12 0.0001836273 631.0 (m) PAYLOAD
ORBCOMM FM 28 LEO 2024-08-20 02:38:43 0.0003835984 177.0 (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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