FENGNIAO

NORAD 38998 · COSPAR 2012-064B · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

FENGNIAO 1 (FN-1) reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #62704 @ 150 x 159 km x 97.048 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-01-10 20:51 UTC Â· 24541.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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FENGNIAO 1 (FN-1)
1 38998U 12064B 24010.86879312 .06192490 23769-5 20743-3 0 9993
2 38998 97.0480 59.6975 0006947 249.8913 110.1642 16.44211667627042

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 20th 2012

Spacecraft age

13 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2C

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

160 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.048Â°

Period

87.58 min

Perigee

150 km

Apogee

159 km

Eccentricity

0.0006947

RAAN

59.6975Â°

Arg of Perigee

249.8913Â°

Mean Motion

16.44211667 rev/d