NOAA 16 DEB, 41046

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41046 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Sep 2000 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

41046, 2000-055D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41046U 00055D   25191.75292189  .00000442  00000-0  23534-3 0  9996
2 41046  98.6547 260.3610 0012363 217.3211 142.7106 14.18354113497075

Epoch: 2025-07-10T18:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T18:04:12.451Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

60.39445°

Altitude

840.935 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 21m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.37521°

Longitude

58.1916°

Altitude

841.578 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 08m 13s

Apparent Declination

-26° 54' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:53:22

Azimuth

117.698° SE

Elevation

-9.003°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

836.992 km

Perigee altitude

819.174 km

Semi-major axis

7,206.22 km

Eccentricity

0.00124

Inclination

98.6547°

RAAN

260.361°

Arg. of periapsis

217.3211°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

142.7106°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54799 °/min

Orbital period

101.47 mins

BSTAR

0.00023534

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41070 (Decayed)

NOAA 16 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2025-07-11 04:20:46.923Z	155.592° SSE	2025-07-11 04:25:46.923Z	35.177° NE	42.595°	2025-07-11 04:29:46.923Z	352.208° N
7 mins	2025-07-11 16:41:46.923Z	48.46° ENE	2025-07-11 16:44:46.923Z	98.381° ESE	27.252°	2025-07-11 16:48:46.923Z	154.192° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-11 18:21:46.923Z	343.497° N	2025-07-11 18:24:46.923Z	295.8° NW	28.37°	2025-07-11 18:28:46.923Z	235.71° WSW

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