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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41072U 00055AF  25199.73207929  .00000346  00000-0  43737-3 0  9999
2 41072  98.8584 295.9527 0283659 255.8072 101.1406 13.54509152476240

Epoch: 2025-07-18T17:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T17:34:11.65Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

95.62483°

Altitude

1,104.995 km

Speed

7.277 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 43m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

-46.34743°

Longitude

-93.15385°

Altitude

884.983 km

Speed

7.502 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 24m 41s

Apparent Declination

-44° 48' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:42:38

Azimuth

115.193° SE

Elevation

-74.834°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,263.755 km

Perigee altitude

842.175 km

Semi-major axis

7,431.102 km

Eccentricity

0.02837

Inclination

98.8584°

RAAN

295.9527°

Arg. of periapsis

255.8072°

True anomaly

104.30652°

Mean anomaly

101.1406°

Eccentric anomaly

102.72592°

Mean motion

3.38816 °/min

Orbital period

106.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00043737

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-19 18:59:29.281Z	18.973° NNE	2025-07-19 19:06:29.281Z	95.183° ESE	42.382°	2025-07-19 19:12:29.281Z	182.012° SSW
9 mins	2025-07-19 20:46:29.281Z	343.23° N	2025-07-19 20:50:29.281Z	304.121° NW	22.17°	2025-07-19 20:55:29.281Z	252.988° W
11 mins	2025-07-20 05:10:29.281Z	114.871° SE	2025-07-20 05:15:29.281Z	62.147° ENE	27.47°	2025-07-20 05:21:29.281Z	6.279° NNE
12 mins	2025-07-20 06:54:29.281Z	188.654° SSW	2025-07-20 06:59:29.281Z	249.514° W	39.099°	2025-07-20 07:06:29.281Z	335.945° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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