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   25195.43161880 -.00000237  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 26460  14.2614   8.8231 0022457  39.1545 321.0528  1.00143555118800

Epoch: 2025-07-14T10:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T10:21:31.864Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-79.06574°

Altitude

35,749.009 km

Speed

3.079 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 35m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-13.64346°

Longitude

173.40499°

Altitude

35,903.767 km

Speed

3.068 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 38m 08s

Apparent Declination

-20° 55' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:46:11

Azimuth

151.379° SSE

Elevation

23.792°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,918.328 km

Perigee altitude

35,728.783 km

Semi-major axis

42,201.692 km

Eccentricity

0.00225

Inclination

14.2614°

RAAN

8.8231°

Arg. of periapsis

39.1545°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

321.0528°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25035 °/min

Orbital period

1,437.98 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.
1440 mins	2025-07-16 03:09:48.177Z	151.387° SSE	2025-07-16 15:57:48.177Z	132.153° SE	37.704°	2025-07-17 03:09:48.177Z	151.885° SSE

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