FENGYUN 2B AKM, 26460

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 2B AKM, 26460 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sun, 25 Jun 2000 UTC launched from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

26460, 2000-032C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

China ARMT

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

SHANXI AKM, Unknown motor

Mass

729 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2000-06-25 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

1.571 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 FENGYUN 2B AKM
1 26460U 00032C   25127.53906899 -.00000306  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 26460  14.2301   9.3356 0023569  37.1946 322.9226  1.00168060118123

Epoch: 2025-05-07T12:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T12:56:15.56Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-50.38847°

Altitude

35,735.535 km

Speed

3.079 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 37m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

11.84024°

Longitude

5.25828°

Altitude

35,720.393 km

Speed

3.081 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 43m 13s

Apparent Declination

6° 45' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:46:25

Azimuth

105.467° ESE

Elevation

27.741°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,916.122 km

Perigee altitude

35,717.224 km

Semi-major axis

42,194.81 km

Eccentricity

0.0023569

Inclination

14.2301°

RAAN

9.3356°

Arg. of periapsis

37.1946°

True anomaly

322.75939°

Mean anomaly

322.9226°

Eccentric anomaly

322.84103°

Mean motion

0.25041 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1437.63 mins

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FENGYUN 2B AKM Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
719 mins	2025-05-09 16:35:55.064Z	105.484° ESE	2025-05-09 18:15:55.064Z	102.866° ESE	25.715°	2025-05-10 04:34:55.064Z	124.394° SE
418 mins	2025-05-10 09:37:55.064Z	122.361° SE	2025-05-10 16:35:55.064Z	105.698° ESE	25.214°	2025-05-10 16:35:55.064Z	105.698° ESE

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