DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31270 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31270 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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Identifier
31270, 1999-025BNC
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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: 7 months ago

TLE from 7 months ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31270U 99025BNC 25106.00665956  .05080399  42788-1  10667-1 0  9994
2 31270  98.9508 308.3254 0006740 268.4396  91.6106 16.02996836958931
Epoch: 2025-04-16T00:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-04-16T00:09:35.385Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
101.52888°
Altitude
269.405 km
Speed
7.745 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 33m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
04:11:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
267.532 km
Perigee altitude
258.58 km
Semi-major axis
6,641.193 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
98.9508°
RAAN
308.3254°
Arg. of periapsis
268.4396°
True anomaly
91.6878°
Mean anomaly
91.6106°
Eccentric anomaly
91.6492°
Mean motion
4.01027 °/min
Orbital period
89.77 mins
BSTAR
0.010667
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