DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33721 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 33721 was 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
33721, 1999-025DHJ
Orbit
Decayed
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed 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 months ago

TLE from 3 months ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 33721U 99025DHJ 25314.99962867  .02578278  51415-2  68686-2 0  9995
2 33721  98.7767 148.3318 0010107  23.0653 337.1071 15.95755922973537
Epoch: 2025-11-10T23:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-10T23:59:27.917Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
98.07299°
Altitude
283.152 km
Speed
7.741 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 53m 19s
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
23:39:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
289.873 km
Perigee altitude
276.408 km
Semi-major axis
6,661.278 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
98.7767°
RAAN
148.3318°
Arg. of periapsis
23.0653°
True anomaly
337.06199°
Mean anomaly
337.1071°
Eccentric anomaly
337.08455°
Mean motion
3.99215 °/min
Orbital period
90.18 mins
BSTAR
0.0068686
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