NOAA 16 DEB, 41052

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41052 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

41052, 2000-055K

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41052U 00055K   25167.30364953  .00000532  00000-0  29714-3 0  9992
2 41052  98.6183 189.9640 0165004 147.2247 213.9290 14.08019120490206

Epoch: 2025-06-16T07:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T07:17:15.319Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

175.83384°

Altitude

968.864 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 39m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.12956°

Longitude

173.14498°

Altitude

936.659 km

Speed

7.35 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 41m 04s

Apparent Declination

-9° 57' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:00:13

Azimuth

69.894° E

Elevation

-36.776°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

982.814 km

Perigee altitude

743.84 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.464 km

Eccentricity

0.0165

Inclination

98.6183°

RAAN

189.964°

Arg. of periapsis

147.2247°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

213.929°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52212 °/min

Orbital period

102.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00029714

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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	2025-06-17 00:28:27.411Z	124.081° SE	2025-06-17 00:33:27.411Z	62.892° ENE	25.904°	2025-06-17 00:37:27.411Z	11.927° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-17 02:10:27.411Z	203.304° SW	2025-06-17 02:14:27.411Z	270.776° WNW	32.024°	2025-06-17 02:18:27.411Z	325.968° NNW
7 mins	2025-06-17 14:35:27.411Z	6.855° NNE	2025-06-17 14:38:27.411Z	281.315° WNW	44.023°	2025-06-17 14:42:27.411Z	202.083° SSW

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