FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31666

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31666 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
31666, 1999-025CBY
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (26 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31666U 99025CBY 25308.84281379  .00026783  00000-0  34936-2 0  9990
2 31666  98.6567  94.4458 0028449 267.8650  91.9302 14.80218141967107
Epoch: 2025-11-04T20:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T20:13:39.111Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
106.70881°
Altitude
632.362 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 17m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
04:38:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
645.637 km
Perigee altitude
605.786 km
Semi-major axis
7,003.849 km
Eccentricity
0.00284
Inclination
98.6567°
RAAN
94.4458°
Arg. of periapsis
267.865°
True anomaly
92.25598°
Mean anomaly
91.9302°
Eccentric anomaly
92.09309°
Mean motion
3.70287 °/min
Orbital period
97.22 mins
BSTAR
0.0034936
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