CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0040
FENGYUN 1C DEB
FENGYUN 1C DEB (NORAD 31612) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 January 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
31612
International designator
1999-025BZS
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
10 May 1999Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Jan 2026UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 10 Jan 2026
Time since launch
26 years, 8 months9,745 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
79.7°N to 79.7°SFinal inclination 100.3°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 100.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 79.7°N and 79.7°S.
Life in orbit
FENGYUN 1C DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Jan 2026
6 entriesPart of a break-up
1,220 on record
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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