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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31018U 99025BDL 26252.52672750  .00001715  00000-0  83754-3 0  9993
2 31018  99.0209 348.4931 0058049  76.0787 284.6835 14.18482932998922
Epoch: 2026-09-09T12:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-09T12:38:29.256Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
170.2937°
Altitude
823.009 km
Speed
7.447 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 13m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
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Local Sidereal Time
18:41:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
869.493 km
Perigee altitude
785.835 km
Semi-major axis
7,205.801 km
Eccentricity
0.0058
Inclination
99.0209°
RAAN
348.4931°
Arg. of periapsis
76.0787°
True anomaly
284.03886°
Mean anomaly
284.6835°
Eccentric anomaly
284.3613°
Mean motion
3.5483 °/min
Orbital period
101.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00083754
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