FENGYUN 1C DEB, 46443

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 46443 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
46443, 1999-025EYY
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: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 46443U 99025EYY 25347.39821852  .00004658  00000-0  25124-2 0  9994
2 46443  99.2144  54.2980 0096532 354.1442  69.3679 14.10847077596052
Epoch: 2025-12-13T09:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-13T09:33:26.080Z)
Latitude
63.13221°
Longitude
170.04035°
Altitude
843.253 km
Speed
7.449 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 22m 54s
True Declination
62° 59' 42"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow 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
16:16:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
923.48 km
Perigee altitude
783.86 km
Semi-major axis
7,231.807 km
Eccentricity
0.00965
Inclination
99.2144°
RAAN
54.298°
Arg. of periapsis
354.1442°
True anomaly
70.40749°
Mean anomaly
69.3679°
Eccentric anomaly
69.88726°
Mean motion
3.52917 °/min
Orbital period
102.01 mins
BSTAR
0.0025124
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