FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31523

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31523 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
31523, 1999-025BXN
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
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31523U 99025BXN 26295.94172777 -.00000003  00000-0  20965-4 0  9997
2 31523  98.7112 341.2661 0037336 295.7201 188.5540 14.13885355  4250
Epoch: 2026-10-22T22:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-22T22:36:05.279Z)
Latitude
54.92859°
Longitude
163.4133°
Altitude
881.839 km
Speed
7.403 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 35m 13s
True Declination
54° 46' 10"
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
09:42:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
870.235 km
Perigee altitude
816.311 km
Semi-major axis
7,221.41 km
Eccentricity
0.00373
Inclination
98.7112°
RAAN
341.2661°
Arg. of periapsis
295.7201°
True anomaly
188.49066°
Mean anomaly
188.554°
Eccentric anomaly
188.5223°
Mean motion
3.5368 °/min
Orbital period
101.79 mins
BSTAR
0.000020965
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