FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 46993
Orbit data source: Space-Track
FENGYUN 1C DEB *, 46993 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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46993 intel report (Beta)
FENGYUN 1C DEB * details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours 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 18 hours ago
0 FENGYUN 1C DEB *
1 46993U 99025EZT 24361.20921433 .00000820 00000-0 77813-3 0 9995
2 46993 98.6814 147.2450 0265194 150.6556 23.3759 13.68812070554477Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:01:16.118Z)
| Latitude | 4.58391° |
| Longitude | 157.43364° |
| Altitude | 827.323 km |
| Speed | 7.529 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 51m 46s |
| True Declination | 4° 33' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -12.27489° |
| Longitude | 155.50425° |
| Altitude | 864.695 km |
| Speed | 7.492 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 04m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -68° 19' 30" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:01:44 |
| Azimuth | 185.489° SSW |
| Elevation | -18.764° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,196.754 km |
| Perigee altitude | 805.37 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,379.199 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0265194 |
| Inclination | 98.6814° |
| RAAN | 147.245° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 150.6556° |
| True anomaly | 24.61931° |
| Mean anomaly | 23.3759° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 23.99376° |
| Mean motion | 3.42397 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00077813 |
| Orbital period | 105.14 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 00:04:33.589Z | 339.395° N | 2024-12-27 00:07:33.589Z | 300.909° NW | 20.153° | 2024-12-27 00:11:33.589Z | 249.072° W |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 08:25:33.589Z | 97.534° ESE | 2024-12-27 08:28:33.589Z | 66.958° ENE | 18.43° | 2024-12-27 08:32:33.589Z | 23.616° NE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 10:06:33.589Z | 173.907° S | 2024-12-27 10:12:33.589Z | 279.118° WNW | 43.486° | 2024-12-27 10:17:33.589Z | 340.947° N |
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