FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30697

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30697 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
30697, 1999-025ARF
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30697U 99025ARF 26252.69149306  .00001235  00000-0  64035-3 0  9997
2 30697  98.8890 313.3850 0087508 137.2907 353.4326 14.14715232   869
Epoch: 2026-09-09T16:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T16:35:45.000Z)
Latitude
48.6963°
Longitude
-94.09423°
Altitude
788.112 km
Speed
7.497 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 34m 19s
True Declination
48° 31' 35"
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
18:40:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
903.624 km
Perigee altitude
777.287 km
Semi-major axis
7,218.592 km
Eccentricity
0.00875
Inclination
98.889°
RAAN
313.385°
Arg. of periapsis
137.2907°
True anomaly
353.31665°
Mean anomaly
353.4326°
Eccentric anomaly
353.37475°
Mean motion
3.53887 °/min
Orbital period
101.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00064035
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