FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31550

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31550 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
31550, 1999-025BYR
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 31550U 99025BYR 26044.44637522  .00002483  00000-0  63897-3 0  9991
2 31550  98.3143  47.1485 0191848  83.7188 278.5815 14.40534955663572
Epoch: 2026-02-13T10:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T10:42:46.819Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
102.96974°
Altitude
741.837 km
Speed
7.493 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 08m 35s
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
18:44:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
890.668 km
Perigee altitude
617.017 km
Semi-major axis
7,131.979 km
Eccentricity
0.01918
Inclination
98.3143°
RAAN
47.1485°
Arg. of periapsis
83.7188°
True anomaly
276.40042°
Mean anomaly
278.5815°
Eccentric anomaly
277.49167°
Mean motion
3.60353 °/min
Orbital period
99.9 mins
BSTAR
0.00063897
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