FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31661

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31661 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
31661, 1999-025CBT
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 31661U 99025CBT 26175.17675831  .00002141  00000-0  88739-3 0  9997
2 31661  98.8523 261.3097 0056920  27.4912  34.6335 14.26765859984704
Epoch: 2026-06-24T04:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-24T04:14:31.917Z)
Latitude
61.30996°
Longitude
-91.10459°
Altitude
779.443 km
Speed
7.488 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 19m 27s
True Declination
61° 09' 55"
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
21:02:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
840.574 km
Perigee altitude
758.862 km
Semi-major axis
7,177.855 km
Eccentricity
0.00569
Inclination
98.8523°
RAAN
261.3097°
Arg. of periapsis
27.4912°
True anomaly
35.00637°
Mean anomaly
34.6335°
Eccentric anomaly
34.81972°
Mean motion
3.56904 °/min
Orbital period
100.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00088739
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