FENGYUN 1C DEB, 37686

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FENGYUN 1C DEB, 37686 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
37686, 1999-025ELB
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: 3 months ago

TLE from 3 months ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 37686U 99025ELB 25230.36428624  .00000192  00000-0  29319-3 0  9991
2 37686  99.0349 262.0023 0395248 330.8972  41.9984 13.35241044590741
Epoch: 2025-08-18T08:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-18T08:44:34.331Z)
Latitude
15.81714°
Longitude
161.31916°
Altitude
914.183 km
Speed
7.501 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 17m 44s
True Declination
15° 43' 45"
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
03:39:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,420.875 km
Perigee altitude
827.807 km
Semi-major axis
7,502.478 km
Eccentricity
0.03952
Inclination
99.0349°
RAAN
262.0023°
Arg. of periapsis
330.8972°
True anomaly
45.14268°
Mean anomaly
41.9984°
Eccentric anomaly
43.55894°
Mean motion
3.33992 °/min
Orbital period
107.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00029319
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