FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31303

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31303 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
31303, 1999-025BPM
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
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 shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31303U 99025BPM 25307.50431475  .00000183  00000-0  12551-3 0  9990
2 31303  98.7083 324.9129 0010060 267.6088  92.3932 14.10999626957658
Epoch: 2025-11-03T12:06Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-03T12:06:12.794Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
100.35485°
Altitude
859.166 km
Speed
7.423 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 39m 39s
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
00:06:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
860.398 km
Perigee altitude
845.849 km
Semi-major axis
7,231.261 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
98.7083°
RAAN
324.9129°
Arg. of periapsis
267.6088°
True anomaly
92.50837°
Mean anomaly
92.3932°
Eccentric anomaly
92.45079°
Mean motion
3.52957 °/min
Orbital period
102 mins
BSTAR
0.00012551
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