FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31443

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31443 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
31443, 1999-025BUF
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31443U 99025BUF 26206.56950185  .00008033  00000-0  16215-2 0  9996
2 31443  99.2217 332.0990 0185908 147.6299 213.6461 14.51325324702004
Epoch: 2026-07-25T13:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-25T13:40:04.959Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-176.20155°
Altitude
834.898 km
Speed
7.377 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 08m 23s
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
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:36:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
850.396 km
Perigee altitude
586.533 km
Semi-major axis
7,096.601 km
Eccentricity
0.01859
Inclination
99.2217°
RAAN
332.099°
Arg. of periapsis
147.6299°
True anomaly
212.48825°
Mean anomaly
213.6461°
Eccentric anomaly
213.06495°
Mean motion
3.63051 °/min
Orbital period
99.16 mins
BSTAR
0.0016215
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