FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31763

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31763 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
31763, 1999-025CFN
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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31763U 99025CFN 26170.22310010  .00000589  00000-0  38635-3 0  9990
2 31763  98.5199 257.5898 0543303 300.9418  79.1041 13.50803076935507
Epoch: 2026-06-19T05:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T05:21:15.848Z)
Latitude
25.94821°
Longitude
-94.34015°
Altitude
1,017.382 km
Speed
7.372 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 53m 43s
True Declination
25° 49' 04"
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
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Local Sidereal Time
06:17:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,471.008 km
Perigee altitude
662.065 km
Semi-major axis
7,444.673 km
Eccentricity
0.05433
Inclination
98.5199°
RAAN
257.5898°
Arg. of periapsis
300.9418°
True anomaly
85.28509°
Mean anomaly
79.1041°
Eccentric anomaly
82.18811°
Mean motion
3.3789 °/min
Orbital period
106.54 mins
BSTAR
0.00038635
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