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

9611

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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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: 1999-025BUX

Object number (NORAD): 31459

Object ID (CCSDS): 31459

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.838 minutes

Inclination: 98.1713 deg

SMA: 7128.947 km

Apoapsis: 821.336 km

Periapsis: 680.288 km

RAAN: 154.5018 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00989258

Argument of periapsis: 90.0936 deg

Mean anomaly: 271.1591 deg

Mean motion: 14.42330193 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00007376 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0021162952 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 11:24 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 12:36 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 31459U 99025BUX 25242.02554791 .00007376 00000-0 21163-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 31459 98.1713 154.5018 0098926 90.0936 271.1591 14.42330193630474

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
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-11-16 17:23:14 0.0001023645 195.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-11-13 00:58:57 0.0001073612 122.0 (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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