FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30696

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30696 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
30696, 1999-025ARE
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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30696U 99025ARE 26059.07334095  .00002684  00000-0  74299-3 0  9996
2 30696  98.3786 112.1032 0087335 250.7398 172.7010 14.45257911994219
Epoch: 2026-02-28T01:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-28T01:45:36.658Z)
Latitude
62.45497°
Longitude
-88.51397°
Altitude
813.57 km
Speed
7.42 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 23m 09s
True Declination
62° 18' 53"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:35:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
800.439 km
Perigee altitude
676.137 km
Semi-major axis
7,116.425 km
Eccentricity
0.00873
Inclination
98.3786°
RAAN
112.1032°
Arg. of periapsis
250.7398°
True anomaly
172.82678°
Mean anomaly
172.701°
Eccentric anomaly
172.76403°
Mean motion
3.61535 °/min
Orbital period
99.58 mins
BSTAR
0.00074299
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