DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31220 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31220 was 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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FENGYUN 1C DEB details

Identifier	31220, 1999-025BLA
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	4 weeks ago
Origin	CASC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Unknown
Mission	Decayed 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
Radar Cross Section	Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 4 weeks ago

0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31220U 99025BLA 24366.42674627  .01566354  00000-0  21027-1 0  9995
2 31220  98.9718  73.6547 0015328 339.2963  20.7663 15.55029700933494

Epoch: 2024-12-31T10:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-31T10:14:30.877Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	179.69151°
Altitude	395.436 km
Speed	7.679 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 54m 37s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	409.449 km
Perigee altitude	388.673 km
Semi-major axis	6,777.198 km
Eccentricity	0.0015328
Inclination	98.9718°
RAAN	73.6547°
Arg. of periapsis	339.2963°
True anomaly	20.82869°
Mean anomaly	20.7663°
Eccentric anomaly	20.79748°
Mean motion	3.89016 °/min
BSTAR	0.021027
Orbital period	92.54 mins