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

99.0

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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: 1999-025BMR

Object number (NORAD): 31259

Object ID (CCSDS): 31259

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.765 minutes

Inclination: 99.0093 deg

SMA: 7220.375 km

Apoapsis: 889.743 km

Periapsis: 794.737 km

RAAN: 65.3987 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00657908

Argument of periapsis: 197.4004 deg

Mean anomaly: 190.2086 deg

Mean motion: 14.15021793 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005384 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0027444403 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:58 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31259U 99025BMR 25346.20754116 .00005384 00000-0 27444-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 31259 99.0093 65.3987 0065791 197.4004 190.2086 14.15021793955629

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 LEO 2024-12-30 06:24:05 0.0001427075 294.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-11-20 18:06:41 0.0002436303 713.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-11-08 07:34:07 0.0003147193 360.0 (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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