FENGYUN 1C DEB, 37717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 37717 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
37717, 1999-025EMJ
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (26 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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 37717U 99025EMJ 25292.09619362  .00066470  00000-0  66445-2 0  9996
2 37717  98.7200 242.0559 0057402 283.0475 138.1819 14.89918046885830
Epoch: 2025-10-19T02:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-19T02:18:31.128Z)
Latitude
60.5594°
Longitude
163.92736°
Altitude
638.452 km
Speed
7.528 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 05m 29s
True Declination
60° 24' 34"
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
20:57:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
635.286 km
Perigee altitude
555.229 km
Semi-major axis
6,973.395 km
Eccentricity
0.00574
Inclination
98.72°
RAAN
242.0559°
Arg. of periapsis
283.0475°
True anomaly
138.61815°
Mean anomaly
138.1819°
Eccentric anomaly
138.40026°
Mean motion
3.72715 °/min
Orbital period
96.59 mins
BSTAR
0.0066445
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