FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31724

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31724 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
31724, 1999-025CDX
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
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31724U 99025CDX 26237.79279306  .00007842  00000-0  16030-2 0  9998
2 31724  97.8536 232.5883 0139181 165.3569 195.1725 14.55113581682095
Epoch: 2026-08-25T19:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T19:01:37.320Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-26.87224°
Altitude
807.299 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 30m 21s
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
16:27:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
804.666 km
Perigee altitude
607.469 km
Semi-major axis
7,084.204 km
Eccentricity
0.01392
Inclination
97.8536°
RAAN
232.5883°
Arg. of periapsis
165.3569°
True anomaly
194.76198°
Mean anomaly
195.1725°
Eccentric anomaly
194.96655°
Mean motion
3.64004 °/min
Orbital period
98.9 mins
BSTAR
0.001603
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