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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
16 hours 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 16 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C
1 25730U 99025A   25181.74110941  .00001351  00000-0  59590-3 0  9997
2 25730  98.9002 245.4966 0012683 167.1066 307.7563 14.25047573347867
Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:47:11.853Z)
Latitude
63.88681°
Longitude
-101.82069°
Altitude
813.719 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 36m 06s
True Declination
63° 45' 06"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-75.01983°
Longitude
-155.28272°
Altitude
835.959 km
Speed
7.434 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 46m 02s
Apparent Declination
-67° 03' 56"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:15:33
Azimuth
162.658° S
Elevation
-60.147°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
814.605 km
Perigee altitude
796.383 km
Semi-major axis
7,183.631 km
Eccentricity
0.00127
Inclination
98.9002°
RAAN
245.4966°
Arg. of periapsis
167.1066°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
307.7563°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.56473 °/min
Orbital period
100.99 mins
BSTAR
0.0005959
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FENGYUN 1C Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-07-01 15:47:14.868Z68.047° E2025-07-01 15:49:14.868Z92.115° ESE13.258°2025-07-01 15:51:14.868Z115.848° SE
8 mins2025-07-01 17:26:14.868Z4.343° NNE2025-07-01 17:29:14.868Z301.812° NW42.894°2025-07-01 17:34:14.868Z205.075° SW
6 mins2025-07-02 03:07:14.868Z100.552° ESE2025-07-02 03:09:14.868Z72.081° E21.245°2025-07-02 03:13:14.868Z17.781° NNE
8 mins2025-07-02 04:45:14.868Z193.169° SSW2025-07-02 04:49:14.868Z261.996° W35.128°2025-07-02 04:53:14.868Z328.462° NNW
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