FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31387 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
31387, 1999-025BST
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, 0.075 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31387U 99025BST 26280.91059196  .00000333  00000-0  15227-3 0  9994
2 31387  99.1281 171.6248 0241919  48.8918 313.2868 14.13866242  5156
Epoch: 2026-10-07T21:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-07T21:51:15.145Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-172.7423°
Altitude
731.507 km
Speed
7.55 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 26m 29s
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
09:27:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,018.058 km
Perigee altitude
668.655 km
Semi-major axis
7,221.493 km
Eccentricity
0.02419
Inclination
99.1281°
RAAN
171.6248°
Arg. of periapsis
48.8918°
True anomaly
311.2266°
Mean anomaly
313.2868°
Eccentric anomaly
312.26097°
Mean motion
3.53674 °/min
Orbital period
101.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00015227
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