Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9615
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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: 1999-025EMJ
Object number (NORAD): 37717
Object ID (CCSDS): 37717
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.925 minutes
Inclination: 98.7151 deg
SMA: 6989.571 km
Apoapsis: 659.823 km
Periapsis: 563.049 km
RAAN: 183.8532 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00692275
Argument of periapsis: 91.4318 deg
Mean anomaly: 333.1853 deg
Mean motion: 14.85685864 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00025573 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.002822075 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 27, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 2:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37717U 99025EMJ 25239.09482964 .00025573 00000-0 28221-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 37717 98.7151 183.8532 0069227 91.4318 333.1853 14.85685864877957
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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