NOAA 16 DEB, 41071

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41071 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

41071, 2000-055AE

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41071U 00055AE  25168.25025565  .00002726  00000-0  11434-2 0  9997
2 41071  98.8137 267.9876 0008166 342.7850  17.3052 14.26771743493787

Epoch: 2025-06-17T06:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-17T06:00:22.088Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-87.85378°

Altitude

799.863 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 51m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.32403°

Longitude

90.69625°

Altitude

812.727 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 16m 22s

Apparent Declination

-34° 35' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:21:43

Azimuth

104.14° ESE

Elevation

-41.845°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

805.558 km

Perigee altitude

793.835 km

Semi-major axis

7,177.833 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

98.8137°

RAAN

267.9876°

Arg. of periapsis

342.785°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.3052°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56905 °/min

Orbital period

100.87 mins

BSTAR

0.0011434

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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.
6 mins	2025-06-17 18:23:56.871Z	54.184° ENE	2025-06-17 18:26:56.871Z	93.008° ESE	18.347°	2025-06-17 18:29:56.871Z	131.963° SE
9 mins	2025-06-17 20:02:56.871Z	358.843° N	2025-06-17 20:06:56.871Z	287.477° WNW	37.578°	2025-06-17 20:11:56.871Z	214.977° SW
6 mins	2025-06-18 05:43:56.871Z	108.713° ESE	2025-06-18 05:45:56.871Z	75.845° E	25.94°	2025-06-18 05:49:56.871Z	14.006° NNE
7 mins	2025-06-18 07:22:56.871Z	210.851° SW	2025-06-18 07:25:56.871Z	262.281° W	28.677°	2025-06-18 07:29:56.871Z	322.433° NNW

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