FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29959

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29959 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
29959, 1999-025KH
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 29959U 99025KH  26298.81835936  .00000307  00000-0  21088-3 0  9991
2 29959  98.7756 325.2605 0042763 155.3913  21.4126 14.06169383 13966
Epoch: 2026-10-25T19:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-25T19:38:26.248Z)
Latitude
2.88295°
Longitude
176.88947°
Altitude
846.222 km
Speed
7.445 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 42m 48s
True Declination
2° 51' 57"
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
17:59:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
900.684 km
Perigee altitude
838.696 km
Semi-major axis
7,247.827 km
Eccentricity
0.00428
Inclination
98.7756°
RAAN
325.2605°
Arg. of periapsis
155.3913°
True anomaly
21.59239°
Mean anomaly
21.4126°
Eccentric anomaly
21.50241°
Mean motion
3.51748 °/min
Orbital period
102.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00021088
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