FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31455

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31455 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
31455, 1999-025BUT
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31455U 99025BUT 25363.71007524  .00001117  00000-0  51203-3 0  9992
2 31455  98.5756 351.1976 0217925   2.9425 357.2973 14.11456828963431
Epoch: 2025-12-29T17:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-29T17:02:30.500Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-2.83327°
Altitude
699.836 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 24m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
10:23:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,009.105 km
Perigee altitude
693.999 km
Semi-major axis
7,229.689 km
Eccentricity
0.02179
Inclination
98.5756°
RAAN
351.1976°
Arg. of periapsis
2.9425°
True anomaly
357.17626°
Mean anomaly
357.2973°
Eccentric anomaly
357.23711°
Mean motion
3.53072 °/min
Orbital period
101.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00051203
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