DECAYED

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 37449 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FENGYUN 1C DEB, 37449 was 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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FENGYUN 1C DEB details

Identifier	37449, 1999-025EHT
Orbit	Decayed
Last TLE update	7 months ago
Origin	CASC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Unknown
Mission	Decayed 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 7 months ago

0 FENGYUN 1C DEB
1 37449U 99025EHT 24162.66043662  .01220616  63342-3  46920-2 0  9992
2 37449  98.8199 134.9405 0032733 165.4448 194.7769 15.86557739796336

Epoch: 2024-06-10T15:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-06-10T15:51:01.723Z)

Latitude	-0.00006°
Longitude	-2.30948°
Altitude	336.261 km
Speed	7.695 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 59m 45s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	330.776 km
Perigee altitude	286.999 km
Semi-major axis	6,687.025 km
Eccentricity	0.0032733
Inclination	98.8199°
RAAN	134.9405°
Arg. of periapsis	165.4448°
True anomaly	194.68161°
Mean anomaly	194.7769°
Eccentric anomaly	194.72922°
Mean motion	3.96912 °/min
BSTAR	0.004692
Orbital period	90.7 mins