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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31944U 99025CMV 26257.27881082  .00000521  00000-0  27754-3 0  9990
2 31944  99.2357  57.6444 0149880 312.3513 169.0872 14.12440761667996
Epoch: 2026-09-14T06:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T06:41:29.254Z)
Latitude
57.15954°
Longitude
158.52502°
Altitude
967.035 km
Speed
7.319 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 48m 37s
True Declination
57° 00' 26"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:54:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
956.534 km
Perigee altitude
739.916 km
Semi-major axis
7,226.362 km
Eccentricity
0.01499
Inclination
99.2357°
RAAN
57.6444°
Arg. of periapsis
312.3513°
True anomaly
169.40647°
Mean anomaly
169.0872°
Eccentric anomaly
169.24742°
Mean motion
3.53316 °/min
Orbital period
101.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00027754
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