FENGYUN 1C DEB, 38173
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C DEB, 38173 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago
TLE from 5 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 38173U 99025ERW 26103.01162676 .00002153 00000-0 62295-3 0 9996
2 38173 98.9949 13.9343 0161270 115.5826 246.2126 14.38288901623862Epoch: 2026-04-13T00:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-13T00:16:44.552Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
168.54033°
Altitude
815.098 km
Speed
7.421 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 55m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:19:16
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
876.442 km
Perigee altitude
646.167 km
Semi-major axis
7,139.442 km
Eccentricity
0.01613
Inclination
98.9949°
RAAN
13.9343°
Arg. of periapsis
115.5826°
True anomaly
244.53546°
Mean anomaly
246.2126°
Eccentric anomaly
245.37264°
Mean motion
3.59788 °/min
Orbital period
100.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00062295
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1999 (1999-05-10 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-04-18 06:04:59.081Z | 44.459° NE | 2026-04-18 06:07:59.081Z | 87.91° E | 21.698° | 2026-04-18 06:11:59.081Z | 149.258° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2026-04-18 07:44:59.081Z | 338.758° N | 2026-04-18 07:46:59.081Z | 300.583° NW | 26.876° | 2026-04-18 07:50:59.081Z | 232.651° WSW |
| 7 mins | 2026-04-18 17:19:59.081Z | 125.19° SE | 2026-04-18 17:22:59.081Z | 67.617° E | 30.093° | 2026-04-18 17:26:59.081Z | 4.939° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-04-18 18:59:59.081Z | 231.844° WSW | 2026-04-18 19:01:59.081Z | 265.638° W | 20.694° | 2026-04-18 19:04:59.081Z | 310.43° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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