Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9503
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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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: 1999-025BBY
Object number (NORAD): 30982
Object ID (CCSDS): 30982
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.288 minutes
Inclination: 98.2058 deg
SMA: 7102.734 km
Apoapsis: 853.271 km
Periapsis: 595.926 km
RAAN: 129.0896 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0181159
Argument of periapsis: 246.6238 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.8489 deg
Mean motion: 14.50322037 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000713 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015941 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 6:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 30982U 99025BBY 25133.77412104 .00000713 00000-0 15941-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 30982 98.2058 129.0896 0181159 246.6238 291.8489 14.50322037679669
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB.
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.
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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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