FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31938

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31938 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
31938, 1999-025CMP
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 31938U 99025CMP 25348.83206288  .00004214  00000-0  30580-3 0  9998
2 31938  98.9295  20.5547 0152799  59.5249 302.0958 14.95638465991678
Epoch: 2025-12-14T19:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T19:58:10.232Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-2.72725°
Altitude
528.076 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 22m 13s
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
23:53:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
683.741 km
Perigee altitude
471.179 km
Semi-major axis
6,955.597 km
Eccentricity
0.01528
Inclination
98.9295°
RAAN
20.5547°
Arg. of periapsis
59.5249°
True anomaly
300.59744°
Mean anomaly
302.0958°
Eccentric anomaly
301.34813°
Mean motion
3.74146 °/min
Orbital period
96.22 mins
BSTAR
0.0003058
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