FENGYUN 1C DEB, 38491
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C DEB, 38491 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: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 38491U 99025ESA 26236.73387400 .00000786 00000-0 48146-3 0 9998
2 38491 98.9361 240.8393 0226239 44.0118 317.8814 13.96667933700196Epoch: 2026-08-24T17:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T17:36:46.713Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
3.63333°
Altitude
787.701 km
Speed
7.521 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 03m 21s
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
05:18:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,067.273 km
Perigee altitude
737.837 km
Semi-major axis
7,280.692 km
Eccentricity
0.02262
Inclination
98.9361°
RAAN
240.8393°
Arg. of periapsis
44.0118°
True anomaly
316.10575°
Mean anomaly
317.8814°
Eccentric anomaly
316.99731°
Mean motion
3.49369 °/min
Orbital period
103.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00048146
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-08-26 14:52:53.723Z | 330.706° NNW | 2026-08-26 14:55:53.723Z | 297.22° NW | 15.187° | 2026-08-26 14:58:53.723Z | 265.778° W |
| 4 mins | 2026-08-26 23:05:53.723Z | 81.663° E | 2026-08-26 23:06:53.723Z | 66.572° ENE | 17.156° | 2026-08-26 23:09:53.723Z | 25.62° NE |
| 8 mins | 2026-08-27 00:44:53.723Z | 189.427° SSW | 2026-08-27 00:48:53.723Z | 272.31° WNW | 36.401° | 2026-08-27 00:52:53.723Z | 332.936° NNW |
| 10 mins | 2026-08-27 13:14:53.723Z | 16.005° NNE | 2026-08-27 13:18:53.723Z | 150.622° SSE | 44.816° | 2026-08-27 13:24:53.723Z | 193.657° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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