FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31985

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31985 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
31985, 1999-025CPN
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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31985U 99025CPN 26104.97103397  .00000305  00000-0  13656-3 0  9995
2 31985  98.2105   3.0581 0149993 244.6852 113.8727 14.23183278973632
Epoch: 2026-04-14T23:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-14T23:18:17.335Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
170.34624°
Altitude
862.554 km
Speed
7.398 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 12m 13s
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
16:12:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
919.58 km
Perigee altitude
703.894 km
Semi-major axis
7,189.874 km
Eccentricity
0.015
Inclination
98.2105°
RAAN
3.0581°
Arg. of periapsis
244.6852°
True anomaly
115.43241°
Mean anomaly
113.8727°
Eccentric anomaly
114.65376°
Mean motion
3.56009 °/min
Orbital period
101.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00013656
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