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 (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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 33618U 99025DDB 26068.45572050  .00006580  00000-0  10718-2 0  9994
2 33618  98.5209 163.6485 0161487 230.9829 127.6902 14.63021950980510
Epoch: 2026-03-09T10:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T10:56:14.251Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-167.5593°
Altitude
757.283 km
Speed
7.438 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 54m 35s
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
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Local Sidereal Time
04:01:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
794.512 km
Perigee altitude
566.536 km
Semi-major axis
7,058.661 km
Eccentricity
0.01615
Inclination
98.5209°
RAAN
163.6485°
Arg. of periapsis
230.9829°
True anomaly
129.13654°
Mean anomaly
127.6902°
Eccentric anomaly
128.41516°
Mean motion
3.65982 °/min
Orbital period
98.37 mins
BSTAR
0.0010718
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