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

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 41073U 00055AG  25167.57027002  .00002556  00000-0  10060-2 0  9996
2 41073  98.7759 271.8161 0020759 164.5088 195.6734 14.29993443495071

Epoch: 2025-06-16T13:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T13:41:11.329Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

161.43978°

Altitude

809.014 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 07m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-9.66168°

Longitude

163.99365°

Altitude

811.126 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 25m 16s

Apparent Declination

-28° 09' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:33:47

Azimuth

275.012° WNW

Elevation

-52.976°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

803.779 km

Perigee altitude

774.023 km

Semi-major axis

7,167.038 km

Eccentricity

0.00208

Inclination

98.7759°

RAAN

271.8161°

Arg. of periapsis

164.5088°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

195.6734°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57712 °/min

Orbital period

100.64 mins

BSTAR

0.001006

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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.
7 mins	2025-06-17 18:49:48.736Z	44.455° NE	2025-06-17 18:53:48.736Z	97.537° ESE	20.85°	2025-06-17 18:56:48.736Z	138.942° SSE
8 mins	2025-06-17 20:29:48.736Z	351.966° N	2025-06-17 20:32:48.736Z	303.76° NW	32.846°	2025-06-17 20:37:48.736Z	222.314° SW
7 mins	2025-06-18 06:08:48.736Z	116.217° SE	2025-06-18 06:11:48.736Z	59.738° ENE	28.855°	2025-06-18 06:15:48.736Z	6.664° NNE
7 mins	2025-06-18 07:47:48.736Z	214.926° SW	2025-06-18 07:50:48.736Z	261.407° W	25.667°	2025-06-18 07:54:48.736Z	319.222° NNW

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