Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9496
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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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: 1999-025CEL
Object number (NORAD): 31737
Object ID (CCSDS): 31737
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.166 minutes
Inclination: 97.9383 deg
SMA: 7049.115 km
Apoapsis: 778.527 km
Periapsis: 563.433 km
RAAN: 167.6758 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0152568
Argument of periapsis: 353.7659 deg
Mean anomaly: 63.6994 deg
Mean motion: 14.66901268 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004267 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006491 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31737U 99025CEL 25127.33648238 .00004267 00000-0 64910-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 31737 97.9383 167.6758 0152568 353.7659 63.6994 14.66901268949818
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB.
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.
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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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