FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31974

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31974 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
31974, 1999-025CPB
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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31974U 99025CPB 26151.00689468  .00006026  00000-0  22272-2 0  9996
2 31974  98.3721 160.9565 0071599 159.0521 201.3622 14.31310659718423
Epoch: 2026-05-31T00:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T00:09:55.700Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-90.04034°
Altitude
838.131 km
Speed
7.409 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 43m 49s
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
23:38:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
835.764 km
Perigee altitude
733.197 km
Semi-major axis
7,162.617 km
Eccentricity
0.00716
Inclination
98.3721°
RAAN
160.9565°
Arg. of periapsis
159.0521°
True anomaly
201.06581°
Mean anomaly
201.3622°
Eccentric anomaly
201.21376°
Mean motion
3.58043 °/min
Orbital period
100.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0022272
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