FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31296

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31296 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
31296, 1999-025BPE
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31296U 99025BPE 26301.13815653  .00030477  00000-0  27445-2 0  9995
2 31296  99.0567 263.7660 0012308 301.5871  58.4144 14.95486730 20801
Epoch: 2026-10-28T03:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-28T03:18:56.724Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
177.5384°
Altitude
579.388 km
Speed
7.573 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 35m 03s
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
06:27:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
586.5 km
Perigee altitude
569.377 km
Semi-major axis
6,956.075 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
99.0567°
RAAN
263.766°
Arg. of periapsis
301.5871°
True anomaly
58.53464°
Mean anomaly
58.4144°
Eccentric anomaly
58.47451°
Mean motion
3.74108 °/min
Orbital period
96.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0027445
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