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

22 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 22 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41072U 00055AF  25121.72911349  .00000560  00000-0  67189-3 0  9996
2 41072  98.8533 225.9149 0286098  96.8117 266.5661 13.54463910465686

Epoch: 2025-05-01T17:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T17:29:55.405Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

103.53813°

Altitude

1,077.491 km

Speed

7.304 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

76.60075°

Longitude

-35.07824°

Altitude

857.115 km

Speed

7.536 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 48m 31s

Apparent Declination

28° 04' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:57:34

Azimuth

16.194° NNE

Elevation

-20.14°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,265.737 km

Perigee altitude

840.523 km

Semi-major axis

7,431.267 km

Eccentricity

0.0286098

Inclination

98.8533°

RAAN

225.9149°

Arg. of periapsis

96.8117°

True anomaly

263.30231°

Mean anomaly

266.5661°

Eccentric anomaly

264.93328°

Mean motion

3.38804 °/min

BSTAR

0.00067189

Orbital period

106.26 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.
9 mins	2025-05-02 18:54:53.147Z	38.745° NE	2025-05-02 18:58:53.147Z	89.846° E	26.961°	2025-05-02 19:03:53.147Z	155.207° SSE
8 mins	2025-05-02 20:40:53.147Z	344.651° N	2025-05-02 20:43:53.147Z	298.847° NW	29.321°	2025-05-02 20:48:53.147Z	231.365° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-03 06:50:53.147Z	165.797° S	2025-05-03 06:55:53.147Z	337.161° NNW	44.257°	2025-05-03 07:00:53.147Z	345.92° N

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