FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31426 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
31426, 1999-025BTN
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: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31426U 99025BTN 25341.23457978  .00009013  00000-0  47916-2 0  9993
2 31426  98.5793 139.2632 0325053 201.1727 334.7898 13.89976310934963
Epoch: 2025-12-07T05:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T05:37:47.692Z)
Latitude
5.53834°
Longitude
159.39726°
Altitude
717.583 km
Speed
7.606 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 20m 23s
True Declination
5° 30' 19"
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
02:27:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,163.322 km
Perigee altitude
688.482 km
Semi-major axis
7,304.039 km
Eccentricity
0.03251
Inclination
98.5793°
RAAN
139.2632°
Arg. of periapsis
201.1727°
True anomaly
333.14302°
Mean anomaly
334.7898°
Eccentric anomaly
333.97257°
Mean motion
3.47695 °/min
Orbital period
103.54 mins
BSTAR
0.0047916
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