FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31049

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31049 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
31049, 1999-025BET
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 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31049U 99025BET 26201.24763639  .00000385  00000-0  26565-3 0  9996
2 31049  98.7977 210.2054 0049977 234.4212 125.2292 14.04464908641963
Epoch: 2026-07-20T05:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-20T05:56:35.784Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-176.97811°
Altitude
902.31 km
Speed
7.39 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 00m 49s
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
23:05:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
911.81 km
Perigee altitude
839.307 km
Semi-major axis
7,253.695 km
Eccentricity
0.005
Inclination
98.7977°
RAAN
210.2054°
Arg. of periapsis
234.4212°
True anomaly
125.69532°
Mean anomaly
125.2292°
Eccentric anomaly
125.46243°
Mean motion
3.51321 °/min
Orbital period
102.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00026565
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