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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41068U 00055AB  25121.79123253  .00003438  00000-0  97682-3 0  9995
2 41068  99.1270  67.3992 0143704 257.8336 100.6722 14.40247808492874

Epoch: 2025-05-01T18:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T18:59:22.49Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-77.40163°

Altitude

781.02 km

Speed

7.453 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 29m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

65.65803°

Longitude

124.19707°

Altitude

849.834 km

Speed

7.392 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 30m 26s

Apparent Declination

25° 21' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:14:36

Azimuth

328.046° NNW

Elevation

-17.468°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

857.335 km

Perigee altitude

652.328 km

Semi-major axis

7,132.968 km

Eccentricity

0.0143704

Inclination

99.127°

RAAN

67.3992°

Arg. of periapsis

257.8336°

True anomaly

102.28486°

Mean anomaly

100.6722°

Eccentric anomaly

101.47909°

Mean motion

3.60278 °/min

BSTAR

0.00097682

Orbital period

99.92 mins

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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.
9 mins	2025-05-02 20:07:52.597Z	156.525° SSE	2025-05-02 20:11:52.597Z	33.157° NE	43.722°	2025-05-02 20:16:52.597Z	349.165° N
6 mins	2025-05-03 08:17:52.597Z	56.684° ENE	2025-05-03 08:19:52.597Z	85.87° E	21.97°	2025-05-03 08:23:52.597Z	143.397° SSE
8 mins	2025-05-03 09:55:52.597Z	350.96° N	2025-05-03 09:58:52.597Z	301.699° NW	32.806°	2025-05-03 10:03:52.597Z	223.566° SW

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