FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29963

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29963 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
29963, 1999-025KM
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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 29963U 99025KM  26104.97371451  .00000798  00000-0  32414-3 0  9995
2 29963  98.9880 357.9353 0050508 305.4428  69.3172 14.29861496999041
Epoch: 2026-04-14T23:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-14T23:22:08.933Z)
Latitude
15.0863°
Longitude
161.82517°
Altitude
781.776 km
Speed
7.471 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 42m 01s
True Declination
15° 00' 01"
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
12:16:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
825.554 km
Perigee altitude
753.151 km
Semi-major axis
7,167.49 km
Eccentricity
0.00505
Inclination
98.988°
RAAN
357.9353°
Arg. of periapsis
305.4428°
True anomaly
69.85988°
Mean anomaly
69.3172°
Eccentric anomaly
69.58842°
Mean motion
3.57678 °/min
Orbital period
100.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00032414
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