FENGYUN 1C DEB
NORAD 35244· COSPAR 1999-025DRC· Debris· SSO
Live · TLE epoch 2026-06-05 23:01 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
China Meteorological Administration
Country
China
Manufacturer
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Launched
May 10, 1999
Mass
—
Apogee
926 km
Perigee
823 km
Inclination
98.82°
Period
1.70 h
Parent launch
The parent object was launched on May 10, 1999 from Launch Complex 7, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Feng Yun 1C →Debris origin · anti-satellite test
On 11 January 2007, China destroyed its own defunct Fengyun-1C weather satellite with a ground-launched anti-satellite missile at about 865 km altitude. The impact created more than 3,000 catalogued fragments — the single largest debris-generating event in the history of spaceflight. Because the collision happened so high, a large fraction of the debris will remain in orbit for decades to centuries.
Parent object
Fengyun-1C
Event date
Jan 11, 2007
Altitude
~865 km
Radar size class
SMALL
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