DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30631 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30631 was 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
30631, 1999-025ANN
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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: 2 months ago

TLE from 2 months ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30631U 99025ANN 25291.75634859  .03086283  00000-0  28354-1 0  9997
2 30631  98.9976 238.6206 0021944 124.6346 235.6981 15.63911800 77378
Epoch: 2025-10-18T18:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-18T18:09:08.518Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-61.14769°
Altitude
387.846 km
Speed
7.673 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 54m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
13:00:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
388.17 km
Perigee altitude
358.539 km
Semi-major axis
6,751.491 km
Eccentricity
0.00219
Inclination
98.9976°
RAAN
238.6206°
Arg. of periapsis
124.6346°
True anomaly
235.4907°
Mean anomaly
235.6981°
Eccentric anomaly
235.59437°
Mean motion
3.9124 °/min
Orbital period
92.02 mins
BSTAR
0.028354
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