FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31631

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31631 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
31631, 1999-025CAM
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: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31631U 99025CAM 26168.11160853  .00104692  00000-0  81688-2 0  9992
2 31631  99.3315 115.7725 0036912 102.2508 258.2847 15.00097903667383
Epoch: 2026-06-17T02:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T02:40:42.976Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
170.21947°
Altitude
574.893 km
Speed
7.57 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 43m 05s
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
11:07:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
589.302 km
Perigee altitude
538.055 km
Semi-major axis
6,941.816 km
Eccentricity
0.00369
Inclination
99.3315°
RAAN
115.7725°
Arg. of periapsis
102.2508°
True anomaly
257.87092°
Mean anomaly
258.2847°
Eccentric anomaly
258.07777°
Mean motion
3.75261 °/min
Orbital period
95.93 mins
BSTAR
0.0081688
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