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

9556

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: 101.503 minutes

Inclination: 99.1627 deg

SMA: 7207.952 km

Apoapsis: 873.758 km

Periapsis: 785.875 km

RAAN: 194.7099 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0060962

Argument of periapsis: 92.5366 deg

Mean anomaly: 297.8579 deg

Mean motion: 14.18681712 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002354 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0011357 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:36 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 3, 2025, 11:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38717U 99025ETJ 25184.98249755 .00002354 00000-0 11357-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 38717 99.1627 194.7099 0060962 92.5366 297.8579 14.18681712754535

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
METEOR 2-7 DEB LEO 2025-01-19 08:18:09 0.0001045152 78.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2056 LEO 2024-11-17 23:49:04 0.0001930341 283.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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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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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