FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33601

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33601 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
33601, 1999-025DCJ
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 33601U 99025DCJ 25332.90542215  .00002622  00000-0  13995-2 0  9992
2 33601  98.3138 130.1771 0158641 181.8859 178.1734 14.07801571904853
Epoch: 2025-11-28T21:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-28T21:43:48.473Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
96.18385°
Altitude
984.718 km
Speed
7.301 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 40m 42s
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
04:57:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
978.951 km
Perigee altitude
749.169 km
Semi-major axis
7,242.197 km
Eccentricity
0.01586
Inclination
98.3138°
RAAN
130.1771°
Arg. of periapsis
181.8859°
True anomaly
178.23022°
Mean anomaly
178.1734°
Eccentric anomaly
178.20192°
Mean motion
3.52158 °/min
Orbital period
102.23 mins
BSTAR
0.0013995
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