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

9615

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1999-025ESD

Object number (NORAD): 38494

Object ID (CCSDS): 38494

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.016 minutes

Inclination: 98.4245 deg

SMA: 7279.409 km

Apoapsis: 1186.349 km

Periapsis: 616.199 km

RAAN: 193.9592 deg

Eccentricy: 0.03916183

Argument of periapsis: 323.5281 deg

Mean anomaly: 33.9778 deg

Mean motion: 13.97843644 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005823 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0021491755 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 23, 2025, 5:13 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 23, 2025, 3:42 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38494U 99025ESD 25235.15436971 .00005823 00000-0 21492-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 38494 98.4245 193.9592 0391618 323.5281 33.9778 13.97843644 55941

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
CALSPHERE 2	SSO	2025-07-26 15:31:58	0.0001354701	359.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-07-01 12:56:47	0.000103323	141.0 (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.

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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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