FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31437

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31437 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
31437, 1999-025BTZ
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31437U 99025BTZ 26169.22445005  .00004284  00000-0  12317-2 0  9993
2 31437  98.8603 262.9787 0014458  64.5638 295.7047 14.45297065992163
Epoch: 2026-06-18T05:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-18T05:23:12.484Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-84.29417°
Altitude
739.541 km
Speed
7.487 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 31m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
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Local Sidereal Time
10:27:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
748.471 km
Perigee altitude
727.894 km
Semi-major axis
7,116.32 km
Eccentricity
0.00145
Inclination
98.8603°
RAAN
262.9787°
Arg. of periapsis
64.5638°
True anomaly
295.5553°
Mean anomaly
295.7047°
Eccentric anomaly
295.63001°
Mean motion
3.61543 °/min
Orbital period
99.57 mins
BSTAR
0.0012317
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