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

9493

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1999-025AKW

Object number (NORAD): 30556

Object ID (CCSDS): 30556

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.782 minutes

Inclination: 98.7627 deg

SMA: 7268.371 km

Apoapsis: 941.183 km

Periapsis: 839.29 km

RAAN: 127.6951 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0070094

Argument of periapsis: 133.1656 deg

Mean anomaly: 257.649 deg

Mean motion: 14.01028881 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.000009 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00061515 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 10:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 30556U 99025AKW 25125.94738819 .00000900 00000-0 61515-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 30556 98.7627 127.6951 0070094 133.1656 257.6490 14.01028881931656

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 1-5 DEB LEO 2025-04-27 09:20:51 0.0001448121 139.0 (m) DEBRIS
USA 40 R/B DEB HEO 2024-09-27 00:56:34 0.0001041734 936.0 (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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