FENGYUN 1C DEB, 40690
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C DEB, 40690 is space debris in LEO 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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40690 intel report (Beta)
FENGYUN 1C DEB details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 3 weeks ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 3 weeks ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 40690U 99025EWW 24313.33842173 .00002159 00000-0 15781-2 0 9999
2 40690 99.4613 332.6477 0094617 146.6376 214.0795 13.95002662558038Epoch: 2024-11-08T08:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-08T08:07:19.637Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 162.80771° |
| Altitude | 971.346 km |
| Speed | 7.337 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 10m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 31.089° |
| Longitude | -178.36481° |
| Altitude | 870.409 km |
| Speed | 7.443 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 42m 01s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 40' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:57:01 |
| Azimuth | 291.084° WNW |
| Elevation | -27.107° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 977.323 km |
| Perigee altitude | 839.438 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,286.517 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0094617 |
| Inclination | 99.4613° |
| RAAN | 332.6477° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 146.6376° |
| True anomaly | 213.47787° |
| Mean anomaly | 214.0795° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 213.7781° |
| Mean motion | 3.4895 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0015781 |
| Orbital period | 103.17 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1999 (1999-05-10 UTC)
FENGYUN 1C DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 9 mins | 2024-12-02 14:30:59.668Z | 14.961° NNE | 2024-12-02 14:34:59.668Z | 193.363° SSW | 44.252° | 2024-12-02 14:39:59.668Z | 195.933° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-03 00:24:59.668Z | 102.126° ESE | 2024-12-03 00:26:59.668Z | 73.015° E | 23.369° | 2024-12-03 00:30:59.668Z | 16.588° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-03 02:04:59.668Z | 195.687° SSW | 2024-12-03 02:08:59.668Z | 257.235° W | 33.435° | 2024-12-03 02:13:59.668Z | 329.596° NNW |
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