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

9615

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.2

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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: 1999-025UD

Object number (NORAD): 30172

Object ID (CCSDS): 30172

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.008 minutes

Inclination: 99.2204 deg

SMA: 7231.873 km

Apoapsis: 905.444 km

Periapsis: 802.032 km

RAAN: 223.0732 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0071497

Argument of periapsis: 119.2274 deg

Mean anomaly: 295.7441 deg

Mean motion: 14.116485 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004324 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0023448804 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 9:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 30172U 99025UD 25246.89596309 .00004324 00000-0 23449-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 30172 99.2204 223.0732 0071497 119.2274 295.7441 14.11648500951089

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 2025-07-25 15:21:22 0.0001146752 295.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-04-27 09:10:05 0.0001126979 207.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 1-5 DEB LEO 2024-11-07 08:58:03 0.000322281 57.0 (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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