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

9609

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.7

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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: 1999-025BQS

Object number (NORAD): 31338

Object ID (CCSDS): 31338

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.469 minutes

Inclination: 98.7271 deg

SMA: 7206.349 km

Apoapsis: 883.708 km

Periapsis: 772.72 km

RAAN: 82.8919 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00770069

Argument of periapsis: 52.5488 deg

Mean anomaly: 308.2661 deg

Mean motion: 14.19155005 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005964 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0027846777 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 8:33 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31338U 99025BQS 25241.35677614 .00005964 00000-0 27847-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 31338 98.7271 82.8919 0077007 52.5488 308.2661 14.19155005621628

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 1-17 LEO 2025-08-08 04:25:36 0.003886836 189.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-07-26 10:17:14 0.0001139551 164.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-09-13 03:07:27 0.0001454633 60.0 (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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