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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.

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Identifier
25730, 1999-025A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SISE
Mission
Non-operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
FY-1, Unknown motor
Mass
958 kg wet, ~958 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (26 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 4B
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 8.6 m
Radar Cross Section
5.659 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C
1 25730U 99025A   25126.62358403  .00002465  00000-0  10758-2 0  9999
2 25730  98.9021 189.6058 0011630 336.4824 157.7987 14.24802195340014
Epoch: 2025-05-06T14:57Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T14:57:57.66Z)
Latitude
45.06148°
Longitude
-70.62172°
Altitude
823.686 km
Speed
7.442 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 14m 21s
True Declination
44° 53' 28"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-9.00068°
Longitude
102.84887°
Altitude
805.692 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 19m 12s
Apparent Declination
-23° 38' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:37:01
Azimuth
328.199° NNW
Elevation
-71.448°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
814.675 km
Perigee altitude
797.964 km
Semi-major axis
7,184.456 km
Eccentricity
0.001163
Inclination
98.9021°
RAAN
189.6058°
Arg. of periapsis
336.4824°
True anomaly
157.84899°
Mean anomaly
157.7987°
Eccentric anomaly
157.82385°
Mean motion
3.56412 °/min
BSTAR
0.0010758
Orbital period
101.01 mins
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FENGYUN 1C Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-05-07 16:12:34.201Z38.794° NE2025-05-07 16:16:34.201Z91.712° ESE25.838°2025-05-07 16:20:34.201Z150.492° SSE
7 mins2025-05-07 17:53:34.201Z344.049° N2025-05-07 17:56:34.201Z292.929° NW29.506°2025-05-07 18:00:34.201Z233.018° WSW
8 mins2025-05-08 03:33:34.201Z132.23° SE2025-05-08 03:36:34.201Z78.612° E34.912°2025-05-08 03:41:34.201Z0.129° NNE
6 mins2025-05-08 05:14:34.201Z232.651° WSW2025-05-08 05:16:34.201Z261.583° W20.261°2025-05-08 05:20:34.201Z313.618° NW
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