FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31018

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31018 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
31018, 1999-025BDL
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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31018U 99025BDL 26134.70753434  .00001761  00000-0  86905-3 0  9993
2 31018  99.0183 228.7626 0057680  52.1099 308.5272 14.17924795982229
Epoch: 2026-05-14T16:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-14T16:58:50.966Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
101.60091°
Altitude
809.518 km
Speed
7.462 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 15m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
02:34:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
871.13 km
Perigee altitude
787.982 km
Semi-major axis
7,207.693 km
Eccentricity
0.00577
Inclination
99.0183°
RAAN
228.7626°
Arg. of periapsis
52.1099°
True anomaly
308.00779°
Mean anomaly
308.5272°
Eccentric anomaly
308.26773°
Mean motion
3.5469 °/min
Orbital period
101.5 mins
BSTAR
0.00086905
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