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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41073U 00055AG  25196.53660336  .00002004  00000-0  79047-3 0  9996
2 41073  98.7776 301.0207 0020526  87.0526 273.3004 14.30121976499215

Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:52:42.53Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

174.21379°

Altitude

793.432 km

Speed

7.457 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 04m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.45565°

Longitude

169.5963°

Altitude

786.785 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 44m 32s

Apparent Declination

-3° 02' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:00:11

Azimuth

29.781° NE

Elevation

-49.336°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

803.182 km

Perigee altitude

773.761 km

Semi-major axis

7,166.608 km

Eccentricity

0.00205

Inclination

98.7776°

RAAN

301.0207°

Arg. of periapsis

87.0526°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.3004°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57744 °/min

Orbital period

100.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00079047

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-16 05:49:44.438Z	105.599° ESE	2025-07-16 05:52:44.438Z	63.76° ENE	20.307°	2025-07-16 05:55:44.438Z	22.474° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-16 07:28:44.438Z	197.496° SSW	2025-07-16 07:31:44.438Z	256.244° W	35.246°	2025-07-16 07:35:44.438Z	328.578° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-16 19:41:44.438Z	23.599° NE	2025-07-16 19:44:44.438Z	68.838° E	41.451°	2025-07-16 19:49:44.438Z	183.477° SSW

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