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

9495

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: 1999-025BNM

Object number (NORAD): 31279

Object ID (CCSDS): 31279

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.006 minutes

Inclination: 98.5219 deg

SMA: 7184.41 km

Apoapsis: 860.742 km

Periapsis: 751.809 km

RAAN: 140.6352 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0075812

Argument of periapsis: 103.164 deg

Mean anomaly: 257.8013 deg

Mean motion: 14.25660396 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000172 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00072124 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 7:08 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31279U 99025BNM 25126.29740289 .00001720 00000-0 72124-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 31279 98.5219 140.6352 0075812 103.1640 257.8013 14.25660396940873

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-23 22:22:42 0.000138116 146.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-09-10 11:57:52 0.0001561421 258.0 (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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