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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41078U 00055AM  25168.16479752  .00000460  00000-0  52706-3 0  9996
2 41078  98.8916 312.4080 0288251 240.6935 116.5122 13.58125528473211

Epoch: 2025-06-17T03:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-17T03:57:18.505Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-12.58422°

Altitude

1,145.679 km

Speed

7.231 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 49m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

-27.97196°

Longitude

-7.38052°

Altitude

1,056.124 km

Speed

7.321 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 38m 23s

Apparent Declination

-43° 31' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:55:40

Azimuth

246.056° WSW

Elevation

-49.063°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,253.581 km

Perigee altitude

825.938 km

Semi-major axis

7,417.896 km

Eccentricity

0.02883

Inclination

98.8916°

RAAN

312.408°

Arg. of periapsis

240.6935°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

116.5122°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39721 °/min

Orbital period

105.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00052706

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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.
12 mins	2025-06-17 22:14:28.229Z	18.17° NNE	2025-06-17 22:21:28.229Z	115.56° SE	43.059°	2025-06-17 22:26:28.229Z	183.716° SSW
8 mins	2025-06-18 00:01:28.229Z	338.655° N	2025-06-18 00:05:28.229Z	296.717° NW	20.011°	2025-06-18 00:09:28.229Z	256.724° W
11 mins	2025-06-18 08:23:28.229Z	117.219° SE	2025-06-18 08:28:28.229Z	65.146° ENE	28.467°	2025-06-18 08:34:28.229Z	6.528° NNE
12 mins	2025-06-18 10:07:28.229Z	190.779° SSW	2025-06-18 10:12:28.229Z	252.596° W	38.474°	2025-06-18 10:19:28.229Z	335.301° NNW

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