NOAA 16 DEB, 41078

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41078 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

41078, 2000-055AM

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41078U 00055AM  25221.35481537  .00000238  00000-0  28781-3 0  9990
2 41078  98.8981   0.6670 0290159 103.3723 259.9937 13.58169886480437

Epoch: 2025-08-09T08:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T08:30:56.047Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-85.15823°

Altitude

1,088.609 km

Speed

7.287 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 02m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.35442°

Longitude

103.63023°

Altitude

871.116 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 26m 38s

Apparent Declination

12° 30' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:19:07

Azimuth

287.967° WNW

Elevation

-1.775°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,254.83 km

Perigee altitude

824.366 km

Semi-major axis

7,417.735 km

Eccentricity

0.02902

Inclination

98.8981°

RAAN

0.667°

Arg. of periapsis

103.3723°

True anomaly

256.74156°

Mean anomaly

259.9937°

Eccentric anomaly

258.36537°

Mean motion

3.39732 °/min

Orbital period

105.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00028781

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)

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.
5 mins	2025-08-10 07:41:30.717Z	84.609° E	2025-08-10 07:43:30.717Z	62.643° ENE	14.354°	2025-08-10 07:46:30.717Z	29.568° NE
9 mins	2025-08-10 09:23:30.717Z	171.044° S	2025-08-10 09:27:30.717Z	224.608° SW	44.305°	2025-08-10 09:32:30.717Z	342.816° N
9 mins	2025-08-10 22:14:30.717Z	15.375° NNE	2025-08-10 22:18:30.717Z	176.594° S	44.48°	2025-08-10 22:23:30.717Z	193.874° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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