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

9616

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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: 1999-025ELJ

Object number (NORAD): 37693

Object ID (CCSDS): 37693

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.259 minutes

Inclination: 98.6919 deg

SMA: 7243.734 km

Apoapsis: 918.558 km

Periapsis: 812.641 km

RAAN: 236.7343 deg

Eccentricy: 0.007311

Argument of periapsis: 37.7086 deg

Mean anomaly: 86.1165 deg

Mean motion: 14.08182619 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000737 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00044541 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 21, 2025, 2:23 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 20, 2025, 7:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 37693U 99025ELJ 25232.81803535 .00000737 00000-0 44541-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 37693 98.6919 236.7343 0073110 37.7086 86.1165 14.08182619605450

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
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-07-10 06:36:25 0.0004157303 17.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-12-03 07:26:13 0.0001665209 75.0 (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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