FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31744

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31744 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
31744, 1999-025CET
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 31744U 99025CET 26163.58966733  .00006361  00000-0  19043-2 0  9994
2 31744  99.3143 288.6862 0306276 250.2132 106.5782 14.19455596971925
Epoch: 2026-06-12T14:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-12T14:09:07.257Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
175.48902°
Altitude
899.194 km
Speed
7.367 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 14m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
10:04:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,044.976 km
Perigee altitude
603.784 km
Semi-major axis
7,202.517 km
Eccentricity
0.03063
Inclination
99.3143°
RAAN
288.6862°
Arg. of periapsis
250.2132°
True anomaly
109.90374°
Mean anomaly
106.5782°
Eccentric anomaly
108.24481°
Mean motion
3.55072 °/min
Orbital period
101.39 mins
BSTAR
0.0019043
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