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FENGYUN 1C DEB

FENGYUN 1C DEB (NORAD 31159) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
31159
International designator
1999-025BHM
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
10 May 1999Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
27 years, 1 month9,913 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 97.8°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.

Life in orbit

FENGYUN 1C DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Jun 2026

5 entries
PendingDOVE 2PendingICEYE-X11PendingJILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D 30PendingCZ-3B R/BPendingARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)

Part of a break-up

1,218 on record
1,218One of 1,218 fragments of Fengyun-1C on record →
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