FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31949

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31949 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
31949, 1999-025CNA
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, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31949U 99025CNA 26294.69030916  .00000590  00000-0  28897-3 0  9999
2 31949  98.5779 273.7153 0126683  31.6204 329.2504 14.17314452999377
Epoch: 2026-10-21T16:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-21T16:34:02.711Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-4.93194°
Altitude
759.131 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 14m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
15:27:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
922.94 km
Perigee altitude
740.27 km
Semi-major axis
7,209.742 km
Eccentricity
0.01267
Inclination
98.5779°
RAAN
273.7153°
Arg. of periapsis
31.6204°
True anomaly
328.49796°
Mean anomaly
329.2504°
Eccentric anomaly
328.87521°
Mean motion
3.54539 °/min
Orbital period
101.54 mins
BSTAR
0.00028897
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