FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31462

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31462 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
31462, 1999-025BVA
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 31462U 99025BVA 26254.27618351  .00000326  00000-0  19536-3 0  9991
2 31462  98.6772 269.5714 0032986 147.0405 274.6630 14.13304478997053
Epoch: 2026-09-11T06:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T06:37:42.255Z)
Latitude
60.2455°
Longitude
164.44308°
Altitude
856.448 km
Speed
7.431 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 56m 41s
True Declination
60° 05' 57"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:11:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
869.079 km
Perigee altitude
821.425 km
Semi-major axis
7,223.389 km
Eccentricity
0.0033
Inclination
98.6772°
RAAN
269.5714°
Arg. of periapsis
147.0405°
True anomaly
274.28614°
Mean anomaly
274.663°
Eccentric anomaly
274.47458°
Mean motion
3.53534 °/min
Orbital period
101.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00019536
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