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

9658

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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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: 1999-025EZL

Object number (NORAD): 46986

Object ID (CCSDS): 46986

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.526 minutes

Inclination: 98.2452 deg

SMA: 7114.043 km

Apoapsis: 811.4 km

Periapsis: 660.415 km

RAAN: 313.133 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01061178

Argument of periapsis: 32.9488 deg

Mean anomaly: 327.826 deg

Mean motion: 14.46865123 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000225 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00059025266 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 14, 2025, 7:53 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 46986U 99025EZL 25287.82902548 .00002250 00000-0 59025-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 46986 98.2452 313.1330 0106118 32.9488 327.8260 14.46865123625483

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
IRIDIUM 33 LEO 2024-12-19 08:17:09 0.0002456107 640.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SL-3 R/B LEO 2024-12-16 22:06:41 0.0001430884 198.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-11-27 17:01:59 0.0002259919 51.0 (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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