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

9609

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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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: 1999-025BDJ

Object number (NORAD): 31016

Object ID (CCSDS): 31016

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.681 minutes

Inclination: 98.4451 deg

SMA: 7168.985 km

Apoapsis: 871.519 km

Periapsis: 710.181 km

RAAN: 259.9589 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01125248

Argument of periapsis: 225.9218 deg

Mean anomaly: 190.5695 deg

Mean motion: 14.30264076 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000619 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00023867893 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 12:36 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31016U 99025BDJ 25241.02549983 .00000619 00000-0 23868-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 31016 98.4451 259.9589 0112525 225.9218 190.5695 14.30264076959591

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
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-07-15 17:05:56 0.0001177727 275.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2025-05-25 15:07:54 0.0009365893 91.0 (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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