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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31443U 99025BUF 26263.16047306  .00001831  00000-0  37991-3 0  9991
2 31443  99.2281  34.2044 0182726 338.9177  20.4550 14.51733803710211
Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T03:51:04.872Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-22.62453°
Altitude
601.683 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 16m 49s
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
06:57:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
846.781 km
Perigee altitude
587.483 km
Semi-major axis
7,095.269 km
Eccentricity
0.01827
Inclination
99.2281°
RAAN
34.2044°
Arg. of periapsis
338.9177°
True anomaly
21.20272°
Mean anomaly
20.455°
Eccentric anomaly
20.82724°
Mean motion
3.63153 °/min
Orbital period
99.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00037991
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