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
2009-0264FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30482 · 1999-025AGU · FragmentChina—31 Oct 2009—Re-entered2009-0270FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29861 · 1999-025FF · FragmentChina—11 Nov 2009—Re-entered2009-0279FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32415 · 1999-025DAB · FragmentChina—25 Nov 2009—Re-entered2009-0280FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 33652 · 1999-025DEM · FragmentChina—25 Nov 2009—Re-entered2009-0301FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30653 · 1999-025APK · FragmentChina—25 Dec 2009—Re-entered2009-0304FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32327 · 1999-025CXU · FragmentChina—27 Dec 2009—Re-entered2009-0307FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30551 · 1999-025AKR · FragmentChina—31 Dec 2009—Re-entered2010-0001FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30536 · 1999-025AKA · FragmentChina—1 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0003FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29749 · 1999-025AP · FragmentChina—7 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0010FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30517 · 1999-025AJF · FragmentChina—15 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0012FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31896 · 1999-025CKX · FragmentChina—17 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0013FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30842 · 1999-025AWC · FragmentChina—18 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0017FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29908 · 1999-025HE · FragmentChina—23 Jan 2010—Re-entered2010-0023FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30463 · 1999-025AGA · FragmentChina—3 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0025FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30240 · 1999-025WZ · FragmentChina—4 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0031FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30808 · 1999-025AUS · FragmentChina—12 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0033FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30412 · 1999-025AEB · FragmentChina—13 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0037FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 29752 · 1999-025AS · FragmentChina—18 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0038FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30511 · 1999-025AHZ · FragmentChina—18 Feb 2010—Re-entered2010-0041FENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30354 · 1999-025ABR · FragmentChina—20 Feb 2010—Re-entered
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