FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31916

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31916 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
31916, 1999-025CLT
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: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31916U 99025CLT 26036.50163259  .00006313  00000-0  20703-2 0  9990
2 31916  99.3240 130.8608 0144248 297.3658  61.2906 14.33006857653115
Epoch: 2026-02-05T12:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T12:02:21.055Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
174.62013°
Altitude
736.147 km
Speed
7.512 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 43m 26s
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
10:07:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
882.107 km
Perigee altitude
675.63 km
Semi-major axis
7,157.006 km
Eccentricity
0.01442
Inclination
99.324°
RAAN
130.8608°
Arg. of periapsis
297.3658°
True anomaly
62.75286°
Mean anomaly
61.2906°
Eccentric anomaly
62.02048°
Mean motion
3.58464 °/min
Orbital period
100.43 mins
BSTAR
0.0020703
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