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

9612

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.6

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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: 1999-025AXK

Object number (NORAD): 30873

Object ID (CCSDS): 30873

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.48 minutes

Inclination: 98.6111 deg

SMA: 7206.855 km

Apoapsis: 906.606 km

Periapsis: 750.833 km

RAAN: 248.0151 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01080725

Argument of periapsis: 222.067 deg

Mean anomaly: 137.2172 deg

Mean motion: 14.19005618 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000056 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00027266181 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 8:26 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 30873U 99025AXK 25244.85170567 .00000560 00000-0 27266-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 30873 98.6111 248.0151 0108073 222.0670 137.2172 14.19005618957478

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
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2025-06-04 21:09:00 0.0001163947 96.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-05-13 22:45:16 0.0001095751 111.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-11-09 23:10:40 0.002612993 137.0 (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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