The first operational satellite, FY 1C was launched in 10 May 1999 on an improved CZ-4B rocket. It exceeded the two year design life and operated until January 2004. The defunct satellite was destroyed on 11 January 2007 by a Chinese ASAT missile, creating a large number of debris objects. (Gunter Space Page)
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