FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30863 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
30863, 1999-025AWZ
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30863U 99025AWZ 26131.69513881  .00000951  00000-0  19062-2 0  9994
2 30863  99.1373 292.4805 0869173 294.0617  74.5100 12.41022314616007
Epoch: 2026-05-11T16:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-11T16:40:59.993Z)
Latitude
18.15922°
Longitude
169.74133°
Altitude
1,378.464 km
Speed
7.228 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 17m 53s
True Declination
18° 03' 57"
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
07:14:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,184.383 km
Perigee altitude
814.948 km
Semi-major axis
7,877.802 km
Eccentricity
0.08692
Inclination
99.1373°
RAAN
292.4805°
Arg. of periapsis
294.0617°
True anomaly
84.34598°
Mean anomaly
74.51°
Eccentric anomaly
79.40509°
Mean motion
3.1041 °/min
Orbital period
115.98 mins
BSTAR
0.0019062
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