FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33687

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33687 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
33687, 1999-025DFY
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 33687U 99025DFY 26242.97051066  .00038431  00000-0  97508-3 0  9993
2 33687  98.9672 307.0287 0081074 168.8693 191.4365 15.36201122754972
Epoch: 2026-08-30T23:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-30T23:17:32.121Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
-21.51361°
Altitude
514.765 km
Speed
7.576 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 28m 06s
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
04:45:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
509.767 km
Perigee altitude
398.979 km
Semi-major axis
6,832.51 km
Eccentricity
0.00811
Inclination
98.9672°
RAAN
307.0287°
Arg. of periapsis
168.8693°
True anomaly
191.2541°
Mean anomaly
191.4365°
Eccentric anomaly
191.34512°
Mean motion
3.84302 °/min
Orbital period
93.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00097508
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