FENGYUN 1C DEB, 35243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 35243 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
35243, 1999-025DRB
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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 35243U 99025DRB 25351.95985000  .00015152  00000-0  16245-2 0  9998
2 35243  98.8809  71.4479 0065814 240.3540 119.1108 14.87157127910784
Epoch: 2025-12-17T23:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-17T23:02:11.039Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-0.92032°
Altitude
632.423 km
Speed
7.53 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 45m 47s
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
11:46:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
649.853 km
Perigee altitude
557.949 km
Semi-major axis
6,982.038 km
Eccentricity
0.00658
Inclination
98.8809°
RAAN
71.4479°
Arg. of periapsis
240.354°
True anomaly
119.76706°
Mean anomaly
119.1108°
Eccentric anomaly
119.4392°
Mean motion
3.72023 °/min
Orbital period
96.77 mins
BSTAR
0.0016245
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