FENGYUN 1C DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.

Uptime

9555

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: 1999-025BKX

Object number (NORAD): 31217

Object ID (CCSDS): 31217

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.623 minutes

Inclination: 98.6425 deg

SMA: 7213.638 km

Apoapsis: 906.483 km

Periapsis: 764.523 km

RAAN: 199.505 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0098397

Argument of periapsis: 258.7301 deg

Mean anomaly: 100.2804 deg

Mean motion: 14.17004605 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000765 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00038356 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31217U 99025BKX 25187.25026461 .00000765 00000-0 38356-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 31217 98.6425 199.5050 0098397 258.7301 100.2804 14.17004605940894

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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
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-03-01 05:19:39	0.0001022774	570.0 (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.

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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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