FENGYUN 1C, 25730
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C, 25730 is a payload satellite owned by CNMSC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 10 May 1999 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Embed this page
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
25730 intel report (Beta)
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Create New Watchlist
Focus sentinelFocus sentinel
Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SISE
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
FY-1, Unknown motor
Mass
958 kg wet, ~958 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4.3 m
Radar Cross Section
5.659 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C
1 25730U 99025A 25311.16739392 .00003868 00000-0 16462-2 0 9990
2 25730 98.8880 16.7128 0010817 163.6072 196.5459 14.25753029366302Epoch: 2025-11-07T04:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-07T04:01:02.834Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-90.16425°
Altitude
816.33 km
Speed
7.441 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 06m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:55:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
810.889 km
Perigee altitude
795.354 km
Semi-major axis
7,181.259 km
Eccentricity
0.00108
Inclination
98.888°
RAAN
16.7128°
Arg. of periapsis
163.6072°
True anomaly
196.51065°
Mean anomaly
196.5459°
Eccentric anomaly
196.52827°
Mean motion
3.5665 °/min
Orbital period
100.94 mins
BSTAR
0.0016462
Loading maneuver chart data...
Computing Atmospheric mass density...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1999 (1999-05-10 UTC)
Did you know?
You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.FENGYUN 1C Visibility forecast
Loading observer location...
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2025-11-08 03:43:45.060Z | 130.491° SE | 2025-11-08 03:47:45.060Z | 72.436° E | 30.755° | 2025-11-08 03:51:45.060Z | 8.319° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-08 05:24:45.060Z | 219.027° SW | 2025-11-08 05:27:45.060Z | 265.273° W | 24.347° | 2025-11-08 05:31:45.060Z | 318.98° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2025-11-08 17:39:45.060Z | 5.798° NNE | 2025-11-08 17:42:45.060Z | 323.461° NNW | 42.332° | 2025-11-08 17:47:45.060Z | 204.906° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in ascending order |
|---|
CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
Authenticating...
Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order | Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order |
|---|