NOAA 16 DEB, 41072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41072 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

41072, 2000-055AF

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 41072U 00055AF  25167.52646082  .00000250  00000-0  32738-3 0  9991
2 41072  98.8576 267.0288 0283754 339.0284  19.9404 13.54489331471886

Epoch: 2025-06-16T12:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T12:38:06.214Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

172.46698°

Altitude

861.005 km

Speed

7.52 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 48m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-39.62645°

Longitude

-13.93981°

Altitude

1,159.448 km

Speed

7.229 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 47m 09s

Apparent Declination

-58° 05' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:17:21

Azimuth

136.871° SSE

Elevation

-44.386°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,263.9 km

Perigee altitude

842.175 km

Semi-major axis

7,431.174 km

Eccentricity

0.02838

Inclination

98.8576°

RAAN

267.0288°

Arg. of periapsis

339.0284°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

19.9404°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38811 °/min

Orbital period

106.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00032738

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)

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	2025-06-17 17:39:26.073Z	65.571° ENE	2025-06-17 17:42:26.073Z	90.638° ESE	13.169°	2025-06-17 17:44:26.073Z	107.122° ESE
13 mins	2025-06-17 19:21:26.073Z	17.186° NNE	2025-06-17 19:27:26.073Z	72.969° E	44.229°	2025-06-17 19:34:26.073Z	189.389° SSW
8 mins	2025-06-17 21:08:26.073Z	334.432° NNW	2025-06-17 21:11:26.073Z	305.156° NW	20.765°	2025-06-17 21:16:26.073Z	258.583° W
9 mins	2025-06-18 05:33:26.073Z	115.007° SE	2025-06-18 05:37:26.073Z	59.841° ENE	26.842°	2025-06-18 05:42:26.073Z	6.316° NNE
9 mins	2025-06-18 07:18:26.073Z	205.783° SW	2025-06-18 07:22:26.073Z	275.196° WNW	32.159°	2025-06-18 07:27:26.073Z	330.524° NNW

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