FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31820

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31820 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
31820, 1999-025CHJ
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 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31820U 99025CHJ 26145.30032661  .00014247  00000-0  10166-2 0  9992
2 31820  98.9625 344.5516 0136508 203.3997 156.0971 14.97390942  6608
Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T07:12:28.219Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-6.45607°
Altitude
664.975 km
Speed
7.477 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 58m 12s
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
20:38:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
666.905 km
Perigee altitude
477.154 km
Semi-major axis
6,950.166 km
Eccentricity
0.01365
Inclination
98.9625°
RAAN
344.5516°
Arg. of periapsis
203.3997°
True anomaly
156.72117°
Mean anomaly
156.0971°
Eccentric anomaly
156.4101°
Mean motion
3.74585 °/min
Orbital period
96.11 mins
BSTAR
0.0010166
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