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

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41072U 00055AF  26246.11385291  .00000225  00000-0  29882-3 0  9995
2 41072  98.8283 304.9875 0282798 276.7913  80.1128 13.54824742531943

Epoch: 2026-09-03T02:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T02:43:56.891Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-78.25623°

Altitude

1,027.094 km

Speed

7.353 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 19m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:34:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,261.926 km

Perigee altitude

841.691 km

Semi-major axis

7,429.946 km

Eccentricity

0.02828

Inclination

98.8283°

RAAN

304.9875°

Arg. of periapsis

276.7913°

True anomaly

83.32311°

Mean anomaly

80.1128°

Eccentric anomaly

81.71621°

Mean motion

3.38895 °/min

Orbital period

106.23 mins

BSTAR

0.00029882

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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.
4 mins	2026-09-04 02:00:07.349Z	66.696° ENE	2026-09-04 02:02:07.349Z	48.685° ENE	13.596°	2026-09-04 02:04:07.349Z	31.716° NE
12 mins	2026-09-04 03:40:07.349Z	151.996° SSE	2026-09-04 03:45:07.349Z	71.644° E	43.429°	2026-09-04 03:52:07.349Z	350.958° N
8 mins	2026-09-04 05:27:07.349Z	235.027° WSW	2026-09-04 05:31:07.349Z	276.519° WNW	19.38°	2026-09-04 05:35:07.349Z	312.685° NW
12 mins	2026-09-04 16:34:07.349Z	20.944° NNE	2026-09-04 16:40:07.349Z	95.018° ESE	42.52°	2026-09-04 16:46:07.349Z	181.627° SSW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41072

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T02:43:56.891Z)

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