FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31492

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31492 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
31492, 1999-025BWF
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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31492U 99025BWF 26297.01504282  .00016420  00000-0  19521-2 0  9995
2 31492  98.8619 139.3811 0046243  96.1229 264.5254 14.83726294 11428
Epoch: 2026-10-24T00:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T00:21:39.699Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
101.53838°
Altitude
623.818 km
Speed
7.545 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 17m 31s
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
16:49:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
647.005 km
Perigee altitude
582.331 km
Semi-major axis
6,992.805 km
Eccentricity
0.00462
Inclination
98.8619°
RAAN
139.3811°
Arg. of periapsis
96.1229°
True anomaly
263.99821°
Mean anomaly
264.5254°
Eccentric anomaly
264.26177°
Mean motion
3.71164 °/min
Orbital period
96.99 mins
BSTAR
0.0019521
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