FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31342

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31342 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
31342, 1999-025BQW
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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31342U 99025BQW 25346.11934353  .00000609  00000-0  20821-3 0  9998
2 31342  98.9351 302.3535 0111456 221.1783 138.0954 14.36767896978824
Epoch: 2025-12-12T02:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T02:51:51.280Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
178.3243°
Altitude
831.819 km
Speed
7.406 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 09m 24s
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
19:52:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
845.974 km
Perigee altitude
686.715 km
Semi-major axis
7,144.481 km
Eccentricity
0.01115
Inclination
98.9351°
RAAN
302.3535°
Arg. of periapsis
221.1783°
True anomaly
138.93964°
Mean anomaly
138.0954°
Eccentric anomaly
138.51839°
Mean motion
3.59408 °/min
Orbital period
100.16 mins
BSTAR
0.00020821
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