FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31966

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31966 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
31966, 1999-025CNT
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 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31966U 99025CNT 26036.70342427  .00012903  00000-0  21049-2 0  9999
2 31966  99.0209 199.8768 0085080 105.3673 255.6950 14.68675901665499
Epoch: 2026-02-05T16:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T16:52:55.856Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
170.79223°
Altitude
683.556 km
Speed
7.507 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 19m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
14:59:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
722.308 km
Perigee altitude
602.506 km
Semi-major axis
7,040.544 km
Eccentricity
0.00851
Inclination
99.0209°
RAAN
199.8768°
Arg. of periapsis
105.3673°
True anomaly
254.7528°
Mean anomaly
255.695°
Eccentric anomaly
255.22365°
Mean motion
3.67395 °/min
Orbital period
97.99 mins
BSTAR
0.0021049
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