FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31568 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
31568, 1999-025BZK
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, 0.069 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31568U 99025BZK 26300.70428216  .00001199  00000-0  72592-3 0  9997
2 31568 102.0493 291.0780 0125462  47.4359 313.7305 14.05620181990584
Epoch: 2026-10-27T16:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-27T16:54:09.978Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
1.47285°
Altitude
814.861 km
Speed
7.478 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 24m 18s
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
00:36:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
962.722 km
Perigee altitude
780.805 km
Semi-major axis
7,249.901 km
Eccentricity
0.01255
Inclination
102.0493°
RAAN
291.078°
Arg. of periapsis
47.4359°
True anomaly
312.68031°
Mean anomaly
313.7305°
Eccentric anomaly
313.20654°
Mean motion
3.51597 °/min
Orbital period
102.39 mins
BSTAR
0.00072592
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