FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31746

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31746 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
31746, 1999-025CEV
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 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31746U 99025CEV 26163.12467967  .00027850  00000-0  30453-2 0  9995
2 31746  98.5968 304.0336 0017699 344.4855  15.5814 14.87683570997156
Epoch: 2026-06-12T02:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-12T02:59:32.323Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-1.30969°
Altitude
596.279 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 16m 08s
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
06:25:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
614.593 km
Perigee altitude
589.884 km
Semi-major axis
6,980.376 km
Eccentricity
0.00177
Inclination
98.5968°
RAAN
304.0336°
Arg. of periapsis
344.4855°
True anomaly
15.63599°
Mean anomaly
15.5814°
Eccentric anomaly
15.60869°
Mean motion
3.72156 °/min
Orbital period
96.73 mins
BSTAR
0.0030453
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