FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30168 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
30168, 1999-025TZ
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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30168U 99025TZ  26010.65652394  .00005634  00000-0  12778-2 0  9997
2 30168  97.3866  84.6166 0099024  63.7503 297.3832 14.53374156987319
Epoch: 2026-01-10T15:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-10T15:45:23.668Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
98.0892°
Altitude
685.891 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 38m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
05:12:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
781.91 km
Perigee altitude
641.497 km
Semi-major axis
7,089.841 km
Eccentricity
0.0099
Inclination
97.3866°
RAAN
84.6166°
Arg. of periapsis
63.7503°
True anomaly
296.3699°
Mean anomaly
297.3832°
Eccentric anomaly
296.87712°
Mean motion
3.6357 °/min
Orbital period
99.02 mins
BSTAR
0.0012778
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