FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31208

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31208 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
31208, 1999-025BKN
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 31208U 99025BKN 26246.99496547  .00004938  00000-0  86760-3 0  9996
2 31208  99.2573  68.6976 0012872 171.8300 340.0336 14.68162447743649
Epoch: 2026-09-03T23:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T23:52:45.016Z)
Latitude
27.83169°
Longitude
-87.70541°
Altitude
661.861 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 54m 25s
True Declination
27° 41' 17"
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
13:00:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
673.127 km
Perigee altitude
654.998 km
Semi-major axis
7,042.2 km
Eccentricity
0.00129
Inclination
99.2573°
RAAN
68.6976°
Arg. of periapsis
171.83°
True anomaly
339.98316°
Mean anomaly
340.0336°
Eccentric anomaly
340.00839°
Mean motion
3.67266 °/min
Orbital period
98.02 mins
BSTAR
0.0008676
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