FENGYUN 1C DEB, 32163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 32163 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
32163, 1999-025CTH
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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 32163U 99025CTH 25351.25669838  .00002443  00000-0  73175-3 0  9992
2 32163  99.5454 357.6283 0051479  21.6081 338.7262 14.43153942610410
Epoch: 2025-12-17T06:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T06:09:38.740Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
179.08772°
Altitude
716.848 km
Speed
7.515 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 50m 30s
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
23:32:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
781.937 km
Perigee altitude
708.596 km
Semi-major axis
7,123.404 km
Eccentricity
0.00515
Inclination
99.5454°
RAAN
357.6283°
Arg. of periapsis
21.6081°
True anomaly
338.51088°
Mean anomaly
338.7262°
Eccentric anomaly
338.61867°
Mean motion
3.61004 °/min
Orbital period
99.72 mins
BSTAR
0.00073175
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