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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41052U 00055K   25182.51085106  .00000562  00000-0  31188-3 0  9993
2 41052  98.6181 204.4966 0165511 104.4761 257.4836 14.08038830492342

Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:15:37.531Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

100.78497°

Altitude

896.864 km

Speed

7.389 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 37m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.24706°

Longitude

-71.65449°

Altitude

773.497 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 19m 33s

Apparent Declination

6° 27' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:41:01

Azimuth

288.301° WNW

Elevation

-11.137°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

983.113 km

Perigee altitude

743.407 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.397 km

Eccentricity

0.01655

Inclination

98.6181°

RAAN

204.4966°

Arg. of periapsis

104.4761°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

257.4836°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52216 °/min

Orbital period

102.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00031188

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-02 00:21:19.834Z	108.999° ESE	2025-07-02 00:24:19.834Z	68.161° E	21.545°	2025-07-02 00:28:19.834Z	15.588° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 02:01:19.834Z	195.431° SSW	2025-07-02 02:05:19.834Z	262.719° W	33.973°	2025-07-02 02:09:19.834Z	327.902° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 14:26:19.834Z	12.774° NNE	2025-07-02 14:29:19.834Z	250.391° W	44.976°	2025-07-02 14:34:19.834Z	195.737° SSW

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