FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31046 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
31046, 1999-025BEQ
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (26 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 31046U 99025BEQ 25288.29418822  .00027944  00000-0  57693-2 0  9998
2 31046  98.9689  43.0673 0052476 276.0361 138.5014 14.59459764957891
Epoch: 2025-10-15T07:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-15T07:03:37.862Z)
Latitude
54.05024°
Longitude
-99.41248°
Altitude
731.673 km
Speed
7.48 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 02m 15s
True Declination
53° 53' 10"
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
08:55:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
729.139 km
Perigee altitude
654.936 km
Semi-major axis
7,070.175 km
Eccentricity
0.00525
Inclination
98.9689°
RAAN
43.0673°
Arg. of periapsis
276.0361°
True anomaly
138.89789°
Mean anomaly
138.5014°
Eccentric anomaly
138.69984°
Mean motion
3.65088 °/min
Orbital period
98.61 mins
BSTAR
0.0057693
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