FENGYUN 1C DEB, 46992

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 46992 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
46992, 1999-025EZS
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
1999-05-10 (26 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 46992U 99025EZS 25197.23816861  .00000016  00000-0  39120-4 0  9990
2 46992  98.8714 188.1649 0070168 216.1038 143.5379 14.00502530588642
Epoch: 2025-07-16T05:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T05:42:57.767Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
168.103°
Altitude
936.099 km
Speed
7.363 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 32m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
54.99415°
Longitude
157.93951°
Altitude
946.354 km
Speed
7.361 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 20m 28s
Apparent Declination
70° 00' 20"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:56:01
Azimuth
357.779° N
Elevation
20.013°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
940.242 km
Perigee altitude
838.254 km
Semi-major axis
7,267.385 km
Eccentricity
0.00702
Inclination
98.8714°
RAAN
188.1649°
Arg. of periapsis
216.1038°
True anomaly
144.0124°
Mean anomaly
143.5379°
Eccentric anomaly
143.77548°
Mean motion
3.50329 °/min
Orbital period
102.76 mins
BSTAR
0.00003912
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