FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31422

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31422 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
31422, 1999-025BTJ
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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31422U 99025BTJ 25355.21388029  .00000496  00000-0  30626-3 0  9999
2 31422  98.7601 351.9391 0033667 276.2718 152.4688 14.09632302957818
Epoch: 2025-12-21T05:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-21T05:07:59.257Z)
Latitude
67.33066°
Longitude
163.38222°
Altitude
893.87 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 01m 38s
True Declination
67° 12' 37"
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
16:22:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
882.166 km
Perigee altitude
833.444 km
Semi-major axis
7,235.942 km
Eccentricity
0.00337
Inclination
98.7601°
RAAN
351.9391°
Arg. of periapsis
276.2718°
True anomaly
152.64646°
Mean anomaly
152.4688°
Eccentric anomaly
152.5577°
Mean motion
3.52615 °/min
Orbital period
102.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00030626
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