FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31944

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31944 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
31944, 1999-025CMV
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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31944U 99025CMV 26167.71474472  .00000949  00000-0  48589-3 0  9993
2 31944  99.2251 325.3995 0151031 202.6070 173.2138 14.12308834655358
Epoch: 2026-06-16T17:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-16T17:09:13.943Z)
Latitude
15.7889°
Longitude
160.49005°
Altitude
962.162 km
Speed
7.316 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 31m 07s
True Declination
15° 42' 06"
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
21:02:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
957.822 km
Perigee altitude
739.528 km
Semi-major axis
7,226.812 km
Eccentricity
0.0151
Inclination
99.2251°
RAAN
325.3995°
Arg. of periapsis
202.607°
True anomaly
173.41454°
Mean anomaly
173.2138°
Eccentric anomaly
173.31454°
Mean motion
3.53283 °/min
Orbital period
101.9 mins
BSTAR
0.00048589
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