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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
10 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 10 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C
1 25730U 99025A   25114.17944275  .00003370  00000-0  14658-2 0  9993
2 25730  98.9032 176.9877 0012623  15.7443  46.6640 14.24713801338598
Epoch: 2025-04-24T04:18Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T04:18:23.853Z)
Latitude
61.31025°
Longitude
-116.60936°
Altitude
813.674 km
Speed
7.455 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 41m 46s
True Declination
61° 09' 59"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
36.81535°
Longitude
-106.34209°
Altitude
806.074 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 30m 38s
Apparent Declination
1° 10' 56"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:29:05
Azimuth
337.301° NNW
Elevation
-46.559°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
815.686 km
Perigee altitude
797.547 km
Semi-major axis
7,184.754 km
Eccentricity
0.0012623
Inclination
98.9032°
RAAN
176.9877°
Arg. of periapsis
15.7443°
True anomaly
46.76932°
Mean anomaly
46.664°
Eccentric anomaly
46.71665°
Mean motion
3.5639 °/min
BSTAR
0.0014658
Orbital period
101.01 mins
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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.
9 mins2025-04-24 16:24:05.781Z33.621° NE2025-04-24 16:28:05.781Z91.148° ESE31.52°2025-04-24 16:33:05.781Z165.34° S
7 mins2025-04-24 18:05:05.781Z338.31° N2025-04-24 18:08:05.781Z292.376° WNW24.216°2025-04-24 18:12:05.781Z240.413° WSW
8 mins2025-04-25 03:45:05.781Z144.017° SSE2025-04-25 03:48:05.781Z85.438° E40.337°2025-04-25 03:53:05.781Z355.068° N
4 mins2025-04-25 05:27:05.781Z248.741° W2025-04-25 05:28:05.781Z261.841° W15.477°2025-04-25 05:31:05.781Z299.746° NW
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