FENGYUN 1C DEB, 36986

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 36986 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

36986, 1999-025EBS

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 36986U 99025EBS 26058.16527450  .00002805  00000-0  14173-2 0  9991
2 36986  99.1392 131.0316 0083556  28.5380 332.0330 14.15257557828256

Epoch: 2026-02-27T03:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-27T03:57:59.716Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-85.47288°

Altitude

791.153 km

Speed

7.486 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 44m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

14:16:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

898.922 km

Perigee altitude

778.321 km

Semi-major axis

7,216.759 km

Eccentricity

0.00836

Inclination

99.1392°

RAAN

131.0316°

Arg. of periapsis

28.538°

True anomaly

331.5798°

Mean anomaly

332.033°

Eccentric anomaly

331.80682°

Mean motion

3.54022 °/min

Orbital period

101.69 mins

BSTAR

0.0014173

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FENGYUN 1C DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2026-03-02 17:22:55.222Z	24.017° NE	2026-03-02 17:27:55.222Z	123.051° SE	40.439°	2026-03-02 17:32:55.222Z	181.512° SSW
6 mins	2026-03-02 19:04:55.222Z	330.484° NNW	2026-03-02 19:07:55.222Z	291.462° WNW	18.314°	2026-03-02 19:10:55.222Z	257.177° W
9 mins	2026-03-03 04:47:55.222Z	169.449° S	2026-03-03 04:51:55.222Z	253.67° W	44.602°	2026-03-03 04:56:55.222Z	343.65° N

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 36986

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-27T03:57:59.716Z)

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