NOAA 16 DEB, 41073

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41073 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

41073, 2000-055AG

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 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 18 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41073U 00055AG  25121.94508149  .00004933  00000-0  19377-2 0  9994
2 41073  98.7721 225.8406 0017180 299.4310  60.5157 14.29685233488550

Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T22:40:55.04Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

25.5025°

Altitude

789.66 km

Speed

7.462 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-48.90766°

Longitude

-163.8846°

Altitude

807.014 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 34m 34s

Apparent Declination

-74° 05' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:15:53

Azimuth

159.165° S

Elevation

-43.461°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

802.247 km

Perigee altitude

777.617 km

Semi-major axis

7,168.069 km

Eccentricity

0.001718

Inclination

98.7721°

RAAN

225.8406°

Arg. of periapsis

299.431°

True anomaly

60.68725°

Mean anomaly

60.5157°

Eccentric anomaly

60.60146°

Mean motion

3.57635 °/min

BSTAR

0.0019377

Orbital period

100.66 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 19:24:59.735Z	24.49° NE	2025-05-02 19:29:59.735Z	117.488° SE	38.759°	2025-05-02 19:33:59.735Z	175.997° S
5 mins	2025-05-02 21:06:59.735Z	321.103° NNW	2025-05-02 21:08:59.735Z	292.393° WNW	18.155°	2025-05-02 21:11:59.735Z	255.743° W
9 mins	2025-05-03 06:42:59.735Z	159.053° S	2025-05-03 06:46:59.735Z	89.817° E	44.386°	2025-05-03 06:51:59.735Z	349.358° N

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