FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31229

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31229 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
31229, 1999-025BLK
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 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31229U 99025BLK 25347.66541037  .00003943  00000-0  17848-2 0  9994
2 31229  98.8675  62.9799 0053118 293.9745  65.5875 14.21827388960972
Epoch: 2025-12-13T15:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T15:58:11.455Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
100.84277°
Altitude
806.456 km
Speed
7.458 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 11m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
02:15:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
854.559 km
Perigee altitude
778.127 km
Semi-major axis
7,194.48 km
Eccentricity
0.00531
Inclination
98.8675°
RAAN
62.9799°
Arg. of periapsis
293.9745°
True anomaly
66.14328°
Mean anomaly
65.5875°
Eccentric anomaly
65.86524°
Mean motion
3.55667 °/min
Orbital period
101.22 mins
BSTAR
0.0017848
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