FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31071

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31071 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
31071, 1999-025BFR
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, 0.069 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 31071U 99025BFR 26298.55987843  .00001991  00000-0  46618-3 0  9991
2 31071  99.0377  46.1749 0054244  48.0728 312.5072 14.54962253700983
Epoch: 2026-10-25T13:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-25T13:26:13.496Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
170.66871°
Altitude
686.57 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 04m 41s
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:10:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
745.046 km
Perigee altitude
668.185 km
Semi-major axis
7,084.752 km
Eccentricity
0.00542
Inclination
99.0377°
RAAN
46.1749°
Arg. of periapsis
48.0728°
True anomaly
312.04686°
Mean anomaly
312.5072°
Eccentric anomaly
312.27724°
Mean motion
3.63962 °/min
Orbital period
98.91 mins
BSTAR
0.00046618
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