NOAA 16 DEB, 41069

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41069 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

41069, 2000-055AC

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41069U 00055AC  25184.82008136  .00002060  00000-0  60528-3 0  9990
2 41069  98.5858 290.1834 0112359 142.3642 218.5476 14.41226178502416

Epoch: 2025-07-03T19:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T19:40:55.029Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

72.87278°

Altitude

820.434 km

Speed

7.41 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 20m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.39862°

Longitude

-96.3656°

Altitude

684.193 km

Speed

7.561 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 16m 44s

Apparent Declination

10° 33' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:45:28

Azimuth

316.661° NNW

Elevation

-28.565°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

831.683 km

Perigee altitude

671.465 km

Semi-major axis

7,129.711 km

Eccentricity

0.01124

Inclination

98.5858°

RAAN

290.1834°

Arg. of periapsis

142.3642°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

218.5476°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.60525 °/min

Orbital period

99.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00060528

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-04 05:50:25.868Z	104.072° ESE	2025-07-04 05:53:25.868Z	63.239° ENE	18.873°	2025-07-04 05:56:25.868Z	23.068° NE
8 mins	2025-07-04 07:28:25.868Z	193.104° SSW	2025-07-04 07:31:25.868Z	247.788° W	36.517°	2025-07-04 07:36:25.868Z	334.247° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-04 19:36:25.868Z	31.888° NE	2025-07-04 19:39:25.868Z	108.038° ESE	37.827°	2025-07-04 19:43:25.868Z	175.977° S

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