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

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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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: 1999-025AFZ

Object number (NORAD): 30462

Object ID (CCSDS): 30462

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.399 minutes

Inclination: 98.8165 deg

SMA: 7250.323 km

Apoapsis: 972.841 km

Periapsis: 771.535 km

RAAN: 334.4685 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01388252

Argument of periapsis: 251.7124 deg

Mean anomaly: 122.9782 deg

Mean motion: 14.06263584 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000047 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00028624838 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, 5:03 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 30462U 99025AFZ 25346.21080170 .00000470 00000-0 28625-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 30462 98.8165 334.4685 0138825 251.7124 122.9782 14.06263584967862

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
SL-18 R/B LEO 2025-06-27 08:51:08 0.0001737426 182.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-05-07 20:28:38 0.001113692 58.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-12-12 21:17:00 0.000165749 233.0 (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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