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
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, 0.057 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 46992U 99025EZS 26271.23455278  .00000188  00000-0  15049-3 0  9998
2 46992  98.9583 256.5102 0072549  77.4623 283.4645 14.01044488650109
Epoch: 2026-09-28T05:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T05:37:45.360Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
165.05437°
Altitude
881.144 km
Speed
7.418 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 06m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight 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
10:35:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
940.087 km
Perigee altitude
834.666 km
Semi-major axis
7,265.513 km
Eccentricity
0.00725
Inclination
98.9583°
RAAN
256.5102°
Arg. of periapsis
77.4623°
True anomaly
282.65432°
Mean anomaly
283.4645°
Eccentric anomaly
283.05958°
Mean motion
3.50464 °/min
Orbital period
102.72 mins
BSTAR
0.00015049
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