FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29970

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 29970 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
29970, 1999-025KU
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, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 29970U 99025KU  25357.08324854  .00001255  00000-0  36299-3 0  9993
2 29970  98.8098 285.7587 0091304 156.5459 215.3361 14.43980296992709
Epoch: 2025-12-23T01:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-23T01:59:52.673Z)
Latitude
11.09936°
Longitude
162.18405°
Altitude
800.83 km
Speed
7.426 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 56m 06s
True Declination
11° 02' 06"
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
17:58:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
807.523 km
Perigee altitude
677.495 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.646 km
Eccentricity
0.00913
Inclination
98.8098°
RAAN
285.7587°
Arg. of periapsis
156.5459°
True anomaly
214.73656°
Mean anomaly
215.3361°
Eccentric anomaly
215.03578°
Mean motion
3.61214 °/min
Orbital period
99.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00036299
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