Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9555
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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: 1999-025BFA
Object number (NORAD): 31056
Object ID (CCSDS): 31056
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.836 minutes
Inclination: 98.6496 deg
SMA: 7223.72 km
Apoapsis: 865.367 km
Periapsis: 825.803 km
RAAN: 174.8925 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0027385
Argument of periapsis: 76.1064 deg
Mean anomaly: 76.8968 deg
Mean motion: 14.14039131 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000411 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002378 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31056U 99025BFA 25187.43931310 .00000411 00000-0 23780-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 31056 98.6496 174.8925 0027385 76.1064 76.8968 14.14039131945665
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.
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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