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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41052U 00055K   25186.27706078  .00000892  00000-0  48308-3 0  9996
2 41052  98.6181 208.0956 0165515  93.9011 268.1099 14.08044996492873

Epoch: 2025-07-05T06:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T06:38:58.051Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-175.16369°

Altitude

874.908 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 52m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

4.44803°

Longitude

6.15153°

Altitude

852.797 km

Speed

7.435 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 40m 47s

Apparent Declination

-17° 34' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:44:54

Azimuth

303.327° NW

Elevation

-56.454°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

983.094 km

Perigee altitude

743.383 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.376 km

Eccentricity

0.01655

Inclination

98.6181°

RAAN

208.0956°

Arg. of periapsis

93.9011°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

268.1099°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52218 °/min

Orbital period

102.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00048308

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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	2025-07-06 01:31:39.583Z	170.484° S	2025-07-06 01:35:39.583Z	229.131° WSW	44.386°	2025-07-06 01:40:39.583Z	343.942° N
8 mins	2025-07-06 13:56:39.583Z	33.558° NE	2025-07-06 13:59:39.583Z	92.717° ESE	36.929°	2025-07-06 14:04:39.583Z	174.161° S
5 mins	2025-07-06 15:38:39.583Z	323.467° NNW	2025-07-06 15:40:39.583Z	293.996° NW	18.553°	2025-07-06 15:43:39.583Z	255.232° W

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