FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31623

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31623 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
31623, 1999-025CAD
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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31623U 99025CAD 26147.46172696  .00000442  00000-0  37861-3 0  9999
2 31623  97.6258 332.7998 0192495 263.4911  94.4301 13.82753482602104
Epoch: 2026-05-27T11:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-27T11:04:53.209Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-78.44238°
Altitude
970.632 km
Speed
7.36 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 11m 11s
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
00:27:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,092.384 km
Perigee altitude
810.208 km
Semi-major axis
7,329.433 km
Eccentricity
0.01925
Inclination
97.6258°
RAAN
332.7998°
Arg. of periapsis
263.4911°
True anomaly
96.62472°
Mean anomaly
94.4301°
Eccentric anomaly
95.52789°
Mean motion
3.4589 °/min
Orbital period
104.08 mins
BSTAR
0.00037861
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