DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31436 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31436 was 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
31436, 1999-025BTY
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31436U 99025BTY 26259.22253531  .00976494  00000-0  10225-1 0  9999
2 31436  98.8483 163.9632 0014536  94.1113  61.1838 15.61670978 10791
Epoch: 2026-09-16T05:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T05:20:27.050Z)
Latitude
24.27559°
Longitude
-87.32334°
Altitude
381.191 km
Speed
7.686 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 11m 51s
True Declination
24° 08' 23"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
04:53:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
389.633 km
Perigee altitude
369.986 km
Semi-major axis
6,757.946 km
Eccentricity
0.00145
Inclination
98.8483°
RAAN
163.9632°
Arg. of periapsis
94.1113°
True anomaly
61.32987°
Mean anomaly
61.1838°
Eccentric anomaly
61.25682°
Mean motion
3.9068 °/min
Orbital period
92.15 mins
BSTAR
0.010225
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