FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31991

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 31991 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
31991, 1999-025CPU
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: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 31991U 99025CPU 26096.84499673  .00000102  00000-0  16290-3 0  9995
2 31991 100.4862 299.3194 0244699 129.6086 232.6934 13.61318074636535
Epoch: 2026-04-06T20:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T20:16:47.717Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
159.99036°
Altitude
1,146.33 km
Speed
7.224 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 57m 16s
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
17:04:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,209.465 km
Perigee altitude
846.999 km
Semi-major axis
7,406.369 km
Eccentricity
0.02447
Inclination
100.4862°
RAAN
299.3194°
Arg. of periapsis
129.6086°
True anomaly
230.50421°
Mean anomaly
232.6934°
Eccentric anomaly
231.59472°
Mean motion
3.40514 °/min
Orbital period
105.72 mins
BSTAR
0.0001629
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