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

9609

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.4

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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: 1999-025EQW

Object number (NORAD): 38149

Object ID (CCSDS): 38149

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.002 minutes

Inclination: 98.3508 deg

SMA: 7184.224 km

Apoapsis: 862.853 km

Periapsis: 749.324 km

RAAN: 234.0844 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00790128

Argument of periapsis: 124.6806 deg

Mean anomaly: 236.1854 deg

Mean motion: 14.25715947 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000358 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0001624859 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 25, 2025, 2:12 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 24, 2025, 5:43 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38149U 99025EQW 25236.73835420 .00000358 00000-0 16249-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 38149 98.3508 234.0844 0079013 124.6806 236.1854 14.25715947689201

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-10-31 14:27:43 0.0001266391 965.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-14 DEB LEO 2024-09-21 17:56:39 0.0004101229 55.0 (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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