Key statistics
Satellite FENGYUN 1C DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9715
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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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: 1999-025ETJ
Object number (NORAD): 38717
Object ID (CCSDS): 38717
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.415 minutes
Inclination: 99.1597 deg
SMA: 7203.787 km
Apoapsis: 866.697 km
Periapsis: 784.606 km
RAAN: 359.9872 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00569776
Argument of periapsis: 359.2974 deg
Mean anomaly: 179.4293 deg
Mean motion: 14.19912145 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005652 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0026391572 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 8:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
TLE line 1: 1 38717U 99025ETJ 25344.83877569 .00005652 00000-0 26392-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 38717 99.1597 359.9872 0056978 359.2974 179.4293 14.19912145583991
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.
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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