FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31949

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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, 0.1 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 31949U 99025CNA 26143.67867536  .00000365  00000-0  18593-3 0  9998
2 31949  98.5608 128.0895 0127223 105.9741 255.5492 14.17160418977986
Epoch: 2026-05-23T16:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-23T16:17:17.551Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
2.47466°
Altitude
861.883 km
Speed
7.409 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 32m 21s
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
08:31:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
923.858 km
Perigee altitude
740.396 km
Semi-major axis
7,210.264 km
Eccentricity
0.01272
Inclination
98.5608°
RAAN
128.0895°
Arg. of periapsis
105.9741°
True anomaly
254.14318°
Mean anomaly
255.5492°
Eccentric anomaly
254.84561°
Mean motion
3.545 °/min
Orbital period
101.55 mins
BSTAR
0.00018593
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