In orbitDebris

CZ-4 DEB

NORAD: 37615
COSPAR: 1990-081DB

OrbitalWiki publishes live orbits for active satellites only. This object is in the full catalogue: who launched it, what it is and its last published orbit are below, but there are no current orbital elements for it here.

Spacecraft

Owner: Ministry of Aerospace Industry

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S37615, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1990-09-03
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4
Flight: Feng Yun 1
Mission name: feng yun yi yi
Launch site: TYSC, LC7
Launched by: Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1990-081

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1990-081, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: PRC
Launch date: 1990-09-03
Period: 100.3 min
Inclination: 98.55°
Apogee: 785 km
Perigee: 764 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0081 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: CZ-4 R/B (NORAD 20791)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris106 in total, 69 still in orbit
Payload3 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit