DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30988 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 30988 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
30988, 1999-025BCE
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: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 30988U 99025BCE 26236.72469215  .00605729  14268-3  20709-2 0  9991
2 30988  98.5405 235.5379 0033408 154.8490 205.4415 15.88746851 34870
Epoch: 2026-08-24T17:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T17:23:33.401Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
1.64645°
Altitude
329.125 km
Speed
7.699 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 42m 09s
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
01:58:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
325.043 km
Perigee altitude
280.404 km
Semi-major axis
6,680.861 km
Eccentricity
0.00334
Inclination
98.5405°
RAAN
235.5379°
Arg. of periapsis
154.849°
True anomaly
205.27766°
Mean anomaly
205.4415°
Eccentric anomaly
205.35952°
Mean motion
3.97461 °/min
Orbital period
90.57 mins
BSTAR
0.0020709
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