FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29948 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 10 May 1999 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Fengyun 1C debris stems from the Chinese weather satellite Fengyun-1C, which was intentionally destroyed by a Chinese anti-satellite missile in 2007. This event dramatically increased the amount of space debris, with thousands of trackable fragments posing hazards to satellites and human spaceflight. The Fengyun 1C debris cloud has become a focal point in discussions about space sustainability and the need for international regulations to prevent the creation of new debris.

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Identifier
29948, 1999-025JW
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (27 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 29948U 99025JW  26098.96326971  .00000249  00000-0  17225-3 0  9990
2 29948  98.8379  87.2665 0083396 264.9499 156.7745 14.06259127986245
Epoch: 2026-04-08T23:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-08T23:07:06.502Z)
Latitude
60.93295°
Longitude
-112.88584°
Altitude
938.214 km
Speed
7.36 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 44m 26s
True Declination
60° 47' 25"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:59:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
929.826 km
Perigee altitude
808.943 km
Semi-major axis
7,247.521 km
Eccentricity
0.00834
Inclination
98.8379°
RAAN
87.2665°
Arg. of periapsis
264.9499°
True anomaly
157.14778°
Mean anomaly
156.7745°
Eccentric anomaly
156.9615°
Mean motion
3.5177 °/min
Orbital period
102.34 mins
BSTAR
0.00017225
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