FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33618 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
33618, 1999-025DDB
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (26 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: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 33618U 99025DDB 25297.48837168  .00006029  00000-0  10159-2 0  9991
2 33618  98.5325  23.2445 0165385 293.1778  65.2074 14.61254488960642
Epoch: 2025-10-24T11:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-24T11:43:15.313Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
174.29815°
Altitude
644.691 km
Speed
7.561 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 32m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
21:57:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
803.054 km
Perigee altitude
569.386 km
Semi-major axis
7,064.357 km
Eccentricity
0.01654
Inclination
98.5325°
RAAN
23.2445°
Arg. of periapsis
293.1778°
True anomaly
66.94267°
Mean anomaly
65.2074°
Eccentric anomaly
66.07356°
Mean motion
3.65539 °/min
Orbital period
98.48 mins
BSTAR
0.0010159
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