FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31456

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31456 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
31456, 1999-025BUU
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, 0.055 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31456U 99025BUU 26296.57937064  .00001715  00000-0  50225-3 0  9991
2 31456  98.5919  46.2618 0067592  89.1978 271.6956 14.43911251 20009
Epoch: 2026-10-23T13:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-23T13:54:17.623Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
165.69048°
Altitude
747.456 km
Speed
7.482 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 05m 02s
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
08:21:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
790.857 km
Perigee altitude
694.594 km
Semi-major axis
7,120.863 km
Eccentricity
0.00676
Inclination
98.5919°
RAAN
46.2618°
Arg. of periapsis
89.1978°
True anomaly
270.92122°
Mean anomaly
271.6956°
Eccentric anomaly
271.30843°
Mean motion
3.61197 °/min
Orbital period
99.67 mins
BSTAR
0.00050225
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