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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41071U 00055AE  25121.96046279  .00005898  00000-0  24670-2 0  9998
2 41071  98.8107 221.3867 0012450 116.0811 244.1651 14.26412838487187

Epoch: 2025-05-01T23:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T23:03:03.985Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

15.49617°

Altitude

810.573 km

Speed

7.446 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 45m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

18.7419°

Longitude

13.20683°

Altitude

806.905 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 23m 48s

Apparent Declination

-9° 15' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:41:15

Azimuth

316.339° NNW

Elevation

-51.79°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

809.839 km

Perigee altitude

791.963 km

Semi-major axis

7,179.038 km

Eccentricity

0.001245

Inclination

98.8107°

RAAN

221.3867°

Arg. of periapsis

116.0811°

True anomaly

244.03678°

Mean anomaly

244.1651°

Eccentric anomaly

244.10093°

Mean motion

3.56816 °/min

BSTAR

0.002467

Orbital period

100.89 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-02 18:11:27.314Z	62.049° ENE	2025-05-02 18:13:27.314Z	86.423° E	14.866°	2025-05-02 18:16:27.314Z	123.588° SE
8 mins	2025-05-02 19:50:27.314Z	1.758° NNE	2025-05-02 19:54:27.314Z	260.251° W	40.244°	2025-05-02 19:58:27.314Z	209.869° SW
6 mins	2025-05-03 05:31:27.314Z	100.617° ESE	2025-05-03 05:33:27.314Z	69.373° E	22.734°	2025-05-03 05:37:27.314Z	14.95° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-03 07:09:27.314Z	198.277° SSW	2025-05-03 07:13:27.314Z	269.812° W	32.651°	2025-05-03 07:17:27.314Z	327.999° NNW

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