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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41069U 00055AC  25121.70656222  .00002628  00000-0  77509-3 0  9990
2 41069  98.5805 226.7938 0110326 332.0629  27.4663 14.40968419493327

Epoch: 2025-05-01T16:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T16:57:26.975Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

112.55774°

Altitude

688.592 km

Speed

7.549 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 07m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

45.71596°

Longitude

-57.58836°

Altitude

838.076 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 04m 15s

Apparent Declination

15° 02' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:37:26

Azimuth

64.488° ENE

Elevation

-6.165°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

831.093 km

Perigee altitude

673.756 km

Semi-major axis

7,130.561 km

Eccentricity

0.0110326

Inclination

98.5805°

RAAN

226.7938°

Arg. of periapsis

332.0629°

True anomaly

28.05661°

Mean anomaly

27.4663°

Eccentric anomaly

27.76073°

Mean motion

3.6046 °/min

BSTAR

0.00077509

Orbital period

99.87 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.
6 mins	2025-05-02 18:33:29.367Z	53.636° ENE	2025-05-02 18:36:29.367Z	88.193° E	16.068°	2025-05-02 18:39:29.367Z	124.819° SE
8 mins	2025-05-02 20:12:29.367Z	0.64° NNE	2025-05-02 20:15:29.367Z	307.424° NW	40.944°	2025-05-02 20:20:29.367Z	209.468° SW
5 mins	2025-05-03 05:47:29.367Z	94.816° ESE	2025-05-03 05:49:29.367Z	64.89° ENE	18.552°	2025-05-03 05:52:29.367Z	23.717° NE
8 mins	2025-05-03 07:24:29.367Z	192.692° SSW	2025-05-03 07:27:29.367Z	243.238° WSW	35.097°	2025-05-03 07:32:29.367Z	333.472° NNW

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