FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30568 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
30568, 1999-025ALJ
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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30568U 99025ALJ 26167.52403226  .00007639  00000-0  16002-2 0  9999
2 30568  98.9464 356.5804 0016171 348.4972  76.6340 14.59961677  3585
Epoch: 2026-06-16T12:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-16T12:34:36.387Z)
Latitude
63.92915°
Longitude
-115.5308°
Altitude
701.646 km
Speed
7.513 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 31m 39s
True Declination
63° 47' 31"
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
05:37:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
701.845 km
Perigee altitude
678.984 km
Semi-major axis
7,068.552 km
Eccentricity
0.00162
Inclination
98.9464°
RAAN
356.5804°
Arg. of periapsis
348.4972°
True anomaly
76.81437°
Mean anomaly
76.634°
Eccentric anomaly
76.72418°
Mean motion
3.65214 °/min
Orbital period
98.57 mins
BSTAR
0.0016002
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