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

9659

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.4

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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: 1999-025ETP

Object number (NORAD): 38722

Object ID (CCSDS): 38722

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.934 minutes

Inclination: 99.3539 deg

SMA: 7085.828 km

Apoapsis: 816.504 km

Periapsis: 598.882 km

RAAN: 21.4323 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01535612

Argument of periapsis: 264.104 deg

Mean anomaly: 94.2633 deg

Mean motion: 14.55515565 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00034979 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0068319033 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 5:48 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 1:03 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 38722U 99025ETP 25290.04435372 .00034979 00000-0 68319-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 38722 99.3539 21.4323 0153561 264.1040 94.2633 14.55515565696386

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
COSMOS 1503 LEO 2025-10-18 10:40:30 0.0001217064 705.0 (m) PAYLOAD
DMSP 5D-2 F8 DEB SSO 2024-11-10 19:03:32 0.0001324581 610.0 (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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