Break-up record
Fengyun-1C
Fengyun-1C was a Chinese weather satellite launched in 1999. On 11 January 2007 it was destroyed by a Chinese anti-satellite missile test, creating one of the largest debris clouds on record. 1,218 of its fragments are now entered in the Orbital Register.
1,218
Fragments on record
11 Jan 2007
Break-up
12 Nov 2016
Half down by
2 Sep 2026
Latest to come down
2,003
Still in orbit
Fragments coming down, month by month
Bars: per month · line: share of the cloud downFragments re-entered that monthShare of all 1,218 on record
The fragments
Every fragment on record
Each fragment has its own register entry and permanent number. Fragment pages are kept out of search results; this page carries them.
Entry no.ObjectCountryLaunchedEnded (UTC)In orbitHow it ended
2007-0152FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31506 · 1999-025BWV · FragmentChina—2 Oct 2007—Re-entered2007-0153FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29745 · 1999-025AK · FragmentChina—8 Oct 2007—Re-entered2008-0001FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31479 · 1999-025BVT · FragmentChina—4 Jan 2008—Re-entered2008-0013FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32122 · 1999-025CRQ · FragmentChina—7 Feb 2008—Re-entered2008-0014FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32413 · 1999-025CZZ · FragmentChina—7 Feb 2008—Re-entered2008-0017FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31885 · 1999-025CKL · FragmentChina—12 Feb 2008—Re-entered2008-0021FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31230 · 1999-025BLL · FragmentChina—14 Feb 2008—Re-entered2008-0044FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32462 · 1999-025DCA · FragmentChina—5 Mar 2008—Re-entered2008-0055FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29990 · 1999-025LQ · FragmentChina—7 Mar 2008—Re-entered2008-0068FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30911 · 1999-025AYZ · FragmentChina—8 Mar 2008—Re-entered2008-0100FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32434 · 1999-025DAW · FragmentChina—16 Mar 2008—Re-entered2008-0130FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30402 · 1999-025ADR · FragmentChina—21 Mar 2008—Re-entered2008-0238FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31216 · 1999-025BKW · FragmentChina—2 May 2008—Re-entered2008-0286FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29721 · 1999-025K · FragmentChina—5 Jun 2008—Re-entered2008-0369FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31076 · 1999-025BFW · FragmentChina—1 Jul 2008—Re-entered2008-0407FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30757 · 1999-025ATT · FragmentChina—18 Jul 2008—Re-entered2008-0455FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30430 · 1999-025AER · FragmentChina—15 Aug 2008—Re-entered2008-0456FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30801 · 1999-025AUK · FragmentChina—15 Aug 2008—Re-entered2008-0553FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29724 · 1999-025N · FragmentChina—26 Sep 2008—Re-entered2008-0561FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30236 · 1999-025WV · FragmentChina—28 Sep 2008—Re-entered
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