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

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.3

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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: 1999-025FBS

Object number (NORAD): 47040

Object ID (CCSDS): 47040

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.402 minutes

Inclination: 100.298 deg

SMA: 7250.463 km

Apoapsis: 918.169 km

Periapsis: 826.486 km

RAAN: 131.5973 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00632256

Argument of periapsis: 158.5071 deg

Mean anomaly: 201.8769 deg

Mean motion: 14.06222901 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000795 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00050708354 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 27, 2025, 8:01 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 10:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 FENGYUN 1C DEB

TLE line 1: 1 47040U 99025FBS 25239.42019714 .00000795 00000-0 50708-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 47040 100.2980 131.5973 0063226 158.5071 201.8769 14.06222901876003

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-08-27 13:41:15 0.0001048539 104.0 (m) DEBRIS
PSLV R/B LEO 2025-08-10 09:06:24 0.0001375139 132.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 970 DEB LEO 2024-11-11 13:56:45 0.0001781519 713.0 (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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