FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 47012

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 47012 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
47012, 1999-025FAN
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: 1 week ago

TLE from 1 week ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB *
1 47012U 99025FAN 26247.85799003  .00000217  00000-0  22923-3 0  9992
2 47012  98.7228 110.4437 0163779  69.1471 292.7134 13.78142883582382
Epoch: 2026-09-04T20:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-04T20:35:30.338Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
177.59151°
Altitude
928.551 km
Speed
7.41 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 21m 46s
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
17:51:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,088.005 km
Perigee altitude
847.386 km
Semi-major axis
7,345.832 km
Eccentricity
0.01638
Inclination
98.7228°
RAAN
110.4437°
Arg. of periapsis
69.1471°
True anomaly
290.96866°
Mean anomaly
292.7134°
Eccentric anomaly
291.84238°
Mean motion
3.44732 °/min
Orbital period
104.43 mins
BSTAR
0.00022923
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