FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 48518
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 48518 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.050 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB *
1 48518U 99025FCG 26315.75822161 .00002877 00000-0 14890-2 0 9998
2 48518 99.2721 292.3277 0127279 247.2245 111.5436 14.11678340648794Epoch: 2026-11-11T18:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T18:11:50.347Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-31.53355°
Altitude
891.332 km
Speed
7.389 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 29m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:45:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
942.84 km
Perigee altitude
758.821 km
Semi-major axis
7,228.968 km
Eccentricity
0.01273
Inclination
99.2721°
RAAN
292.3277°
Arg. of periapsis
247.2245°
True anomaly
112.89221°
Mean anomaly
111.5436°
Eccentric anomaly
112.21871°
Mean motion
3.53125 °/min
Orbital period
101.95 mins
BSTAR
0.001489
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1999 (1999-05-10 UTC)
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-11-12 10:08:46.884Z | 61.555° ENE | 2026-11-12 10:11:46.884Z | 96.414° ESE | 15.665° | 2026-11-12 10:13:46.884Z | 119.478° SE |
| 10 mins | 2026-11-12 11:47:46.884Z | 7.5° NNE | 2026-11-12 11:52:46.884Z | 270.311° WNW | 66.941° | 2026-11-12 11:57:46.884Z | 206.47° SW |
| 9 mins | 2026-11-12 21:33:46.884Z | 117.109° SE | 2026-11-12 21:37:46.884Z | 61.544° ENE | 31.37° | 2026-11-12 21:42:46.884Z | 5.42° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2026-11-12 23:13:46.884Z | 198.971° SSW | 2026-11-12 23:17:46.884Z | 254.704° W | 39.68° | 2026-11-12 23:22:46.884Z | 326.551° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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