FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 46990
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 46990 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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46990 intel report (Beta)
FENGYUN 1C DEB * details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB *
1 46990U 99025EZQ 24359.86270764 .00026014 00000-0 69076-2 0 9999
2 46990 98.2648 222.5608 0418923 7.7248 3.3933 14.07225897208788Epoch: 2024-12-24T20:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-24T20:42:17.94Z)
| Latitude | 11.25067° |
| Longitude | 176.47468° |
| Altitude | 567.964 km |
| Speed | 7.735 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 43m 39s |
| True Declination | 11° 10' 60" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -21.04653° |
| Longitude | -3.33509° |
| Altitude | 1,162.469 km |
| Speed | 7.126 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 48m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -30° 58' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:21:09 |
| Azimuth | 71.87° E |
| Elevation | -69.14° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,169.503 km |
| Perigee altitude | 562.553 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,244.165 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0418923 |
| Inclination | 98.2648° |
| RAAN | 222.5608° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 7.7248° |
| True anomaly | 3.69307° |
| Mean anomaly | 3.3933° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 3.54157° |
| Mean motion | 3.52015 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0069076 |
| Orbital period | 102.27 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1999 (1999-05-10 UTC)
FENGYUN 1C DEB * Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 02:10:44.164Z | 71.663° E | 2024-12-27 02:12:44.164Z | 90.025° ESE | 12.274° | 2024-12-27 02:14:44.164Z | 107.747° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 03:49:44.164Z | 17.596° NNE | 2024-12-27 03:54:44.164Z | 148.504° SSE | 44.019° | 2024-12-27 04:00:44.164Z | 189.68° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 05:31:44.164Z | 329.763° NNW | 2024-12-27 05:34:44.164Z | 297.469° NW | 18.332° | 2024-12-27 05:38:44.164Z | 258.937° W |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 15:19:44.164Z | 184.319° SSW | 2024-12-27 15:22:44.164Z | 277.15° WNW | 40.386° | 2024-12-27 15:26:44.164Z | 339.255° N |
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