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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31631U 99025CAM 26266.13626842  .00145447  00000-0  47146-2 0  9992
2 31631  99.3014 235.5089 0029029 119.6130 240.8003 15.30982185682215
Epoch: 2026-09-23T03:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-23T03:16:13.591Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-175.53946°
Altitude
485.673 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 42m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:12:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
489.803 km
Perigee altitude
450.044 km
Semi-major axis
6,848.06 km
Eccentricity
0.0029
Inclination
99.3014°
RAAN
235.5089°
Arg. of periapsis
119.613°
True anomaly
240.51044°
Mean anomaly
240.8003°
Eccentric anomaly
240.65532°
Mean motion
3.82994 °/min
Orbital period
94 mins
BSTAR
0.0047146
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