FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31260 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
31260, 1999-025BMS
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, 0.050 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 31260U 99025BMS 26276.27020501  .00001158  00000-0  39559-3 0  9996
2 31260  98.9414 189.9877 0046124 142.8258   9.6667 14.37740197 14209
Epoch: 2026-10-03T06:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-03T06:29:05.712Z)
Latitude
27.09774°
Longitude
-94.6735°
Altitude
736.806 km
Speed
7.506 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 58m 19s
True Declination
26° 57' 29"
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
11:41:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
796.059 km
Perigee altitude
730.182 km
Semi-major axis
7,141.258 km
Eccentricity
0.00461
Inclination
98.9414°
RAAN
189.9877°
Arg. of periapsis
142.8258°
True anomaly
9.75596°
Mean anomaly
9.6667°
Eccentric anomaly
9.71128°
Mean motion
3.59651 °/min
Orbital period
100.1 mins
BSTAR
0.00039559
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