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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 allowed
Exact 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 entries
PendingSTARLINK-2540PendingORBASTRO-AF 1PendingSTARLINK-30159PendingSTARLINK-31925PendingSL-16 DEBPendingCZ-6A DEB

Part of a break-up

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