Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9555
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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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: 1999-025CHF
Object number (NORAD): 31817
Object ID (CCSDS): 31817
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.438 minutes
Inclination: 98.9073 deg
SMA: 7062.143 km
Apoapsis: 729.149 km
Periapsis: 638.868 km
RAAN: 168.9554 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0063919
Argument of periapsis: 209.7128 deg
Mean anomaly: 150.0435 deg
Mean motion: 14.62843822 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003765 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0007266 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 4:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 6:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31817U 99025CHF 25185.76636025 .00003765 00000-0 72660-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 31817 98.9073 168.9554 0063919 209.7128 150.0435 14.62843822690501
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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