NOAA 16 DEB, 41068

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41068 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

41068, 2000-055AB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41068U 00055AB  25186.39492112  .00002457  00000-0  69543-3 0  9990
2 41068  99.1289 136.3036 0146100  67.7645 293.8965 14.40498236502176

Epoch: 2025-07-05T09:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T09:28:41.184Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

70.49842°

Altitude

718.831 km

Speed

7.518 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 05m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.02707°

Longitude

73.89319°

Altitude

749.628 km

Speed

7.486 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 48m 49s

Apparent Declination

-65° 28' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:40:22

Azimuth

202.73° SW

Elevation

-24.486°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

858.204 km

Perigee altitude

649.803 km

Semi-major axis

7,132.141 km

Eccentricity

0.01461

Inclination

99.1289°

RAAN

136.3036°

Arg. of periapsis

67.7645°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

293.8965°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.60341 °/min

Orbital period

99.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00069543

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 09:23:07.728Z	22.912° NE	2025-07-06 09:27:07.728Z	109.904° ESE	41.812°	2025-07-06 09:31:07.728Z	182.406° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-06 20:37:07.728Z	164.017° S	2025-07-06 20:40:07.728Z	84.592° E	44.992°	2025-07-06 20:44:07.728Z	346.264° N

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