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

9668

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.5

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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: 1999-025BKA

Object number (NORAD): 31196

Object ID (CCSDS): 31196

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.033 minutes

Inclination: 98.5305 deg

SMA: 7185.719 km

Apoapsis: 849.469 km

Periapsis: 765.698 km

RAAN: 311.9006 deg

Eccentricy: 0.005829

Argument of periapsis: 358.4763 deg

Mean anomaly: 1.623 deg

Mean motion: 14.2527097 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001803 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00077085 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:16 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 7:28 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31196U 99025BKA 25297.31136756 .00001803 00000-0 77085-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 31196 98.5305 311.9006 0058290 358.4763 1.6230 14.25270970627916

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
METEOR 2-17 DEB LEO 2025-09-29 22:23:30 0.0001182427 165.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-08-06 05:47:18 0.0001113428 240.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB LEO 2025-01-20 16:22:28 0.0002745227 215.0 (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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