FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31948 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
31948, 1999-025CMZ
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 31948U 99025CMZ 26076.66399354  .00002635  00000-0  10570-2 0  9997
2 31948  99.3822 149.2596 0026316 114.9055  38.9146 14.29014796963832
Epoch: 2026-03-17T15:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-17T15:56:09.041Z)
Latitude
25.65014°
Longitude
-80.49044°
Altitude
783.45 km
Speed
7.472 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 15m 08s
True Declination
25° 31' 00"
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
15:13:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
811.075 km
Perigee altitude
773.336 km
Semi-major axis
7,170.343 km
Eccentricity
0.00263
Inclination
99.3822°
RAAN
149.2596°
Arg. of periapsis
114.9055°
True anomaly
39.10451°
Mean anomaly
38.9146°
Eccentric anomaly
39.00951°
Mean motion
3.57465 °/min
Orbital period
100.71 mins
BSTAR
0.001057
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