FENGYUN 1C DEB, 36990

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 36990 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
36990, 1999-025EBW
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: 4 months ago

TLE from 4 months ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 36990U 99025EBW 25339.10877650  .00001212  00000-0  13158-2 0  9994
2 36990  96.5839 290.1340 0292772  44.0413 318.3658 13.56914719827842
Epoch: 2025-12-05T02:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T02:36:38.289Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
176.81888°
Altitude
890.211 km
Speed
7.486 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 20m 32s
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
18:04:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,261.381 km
Perigee altitude
826.777 km
Semi-major axis
7,422.216 km
Eccentricity
0.02928
Inclination
96.5839°
RAAN
290.134°
Arg. of periapsis
44.0413°
True anomaly
316.07489°
Mean anomaly
318.3658°
Eccentric anomaly
317.22664°
Mean motion
3.39424 °/min
Orbital period
106.06 mins
BSTAR
0.0013158
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