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

9497

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.0

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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: 1999-025APN

Object number (NORAD): 30656

Object ID (CCSDS): 30656

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.914 minutes

Inclination: 99.0085 deg

SMA: 7132.531 km

Apoapsis: 777.494 km

Periapsis: 731.299 km

RAAN: 290.286 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0032383

Argument of periapsis: 14.4021 deg

Mean anomaly: 345.8082 deg

Mean motion: 14.41243018 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00007804 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0024133 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 30656U 99025APN 25128.69958403 .00007804 00000-0 24133-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 30656 99.0085 290.2860 0032383 14.4021 345.8082 14.41243018939415

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
DMSP 5D-3 F16 DEB SSO 2024-12-24 02:34:17 0.0003372654 88.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-09-17 21:31:51 0.000113389 631.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 R/B SSO 2024-08-30 23:44:18 0.0001952437 416.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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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