FENGYUN 1C DEB, 40690

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 40690 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
40690, 1999-025EWW
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: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 40690U 99025EWW 26146.37628628  .00000196  00000-0  17061-3 0  9999
2 40690  99.3986 189.8498 0093734  61.6558 299.4018 13.95884893636724
Epoch: 2026-05-26T09:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-26T09:01:51.134Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
170.43613°
Altitude
877.893 km
Speed
7.43 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 39m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
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Local Sidereal Time
20:40:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
973.575 km
Perigee altitude
837.034 km
Semi-major axis
7,283.441 km
Eccentricity
0.00937
Inclination
99.3986°
RAAN
189.8498°
Arg. of periapsis
61.6558°
True anomaly
298.46066°
Mean anomaly
299.4018°
Eccentric anomaly
298.93177°
Mean motion
3.49171 °/min
Orbital period
103.1 mins
BSTAR
0.00017061
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