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
PendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 38726 · 1999-025ETT · FragmentChina—10 Apr 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30674 · 1999-025AQG · FragmentChina—13 Apr 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31614 · 1999-025BZU · FragmentChina—16 Apr 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30613 · 1999-025AMU · FragmentChina—20 Apr 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 37470 · 1999-025EJQ · FragmentChina—27 Apr 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30602 · 1999-025AMH · FragmentChina—5 May 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 36254 · 1999-025DWF · FragmentChina—6 May 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 32216 · 1999-025CVN · FragmentChina—27 May 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31538 · 1999-025BYD · FragmentChina—29 May 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31714 · 1999-025CDM · FragmentChina—28 Jun 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31090 · 1999-025BGL · FragmentChina—29 Jun 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31159 · 1999-025BHM · FragmentChina—30 Jun 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31288 · 1999-025BNW · FragmentChina—5 Jul 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 36684 · 1999-025DZE · FragmentChina—19 Jul 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 35221 · 1999-025DQD · FragmentChina—30 Jul 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 31934 · 1999-025CMK · FragmentChina—31 Jul 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30597 · 1999-025AMC · FragmentChina—13 Aug 2026—Re-enteredPendingFENGYUN 1C DEBNORAD 30988 · 1999-025BCE · FragmentChina—2 Sep 2026—Re-entered
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