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

9714

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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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: 1999-025BLK

Object number (NORAD): 31229

Object ID (CCSDS): 31229

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.28 minutes

Inclination: 98.8673 deg

SMA: 7197.416 km

Apoapsis: 857.329 km

Periapsis: 781.232 km

RAAN: 59.9386 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0052864

Argument of periapsis: 302.8603 deg

Mean anomaly: 56.7492 deg

Mean motion: 14.21797924 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004711 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0021293 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 3:20 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31229U 99025BLK 25344.63941404 .00004711 00000-0 21293-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 31229 98.8673 59.9386 0052864 302.8603 56.7492 14.21797924960540

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
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-11-30 21:01:32 0.0003301868 25.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-13 21:12:16 0.0009525506 196.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B LEO 2024-07-19 00:06:47 0.00161753 85.0 (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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