NOAA 16 DEB, 41079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41079 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

41079, 2000-055AN

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41079U 00055AN  25187.35596904  .00000292  00000-0  27987-3 0  9994
2 41079  99.0755 135.5973 0142263 235.4262 123.3402 13.83761496484620

Epoch: 2025-07-06T08:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T08:32:35.725Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

82.86761°

Altitude

1,011.765 km

Speed

7.317 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 02m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.91797°

Longitude

85.34575°

Altitude

997.298 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 12m 13s

Apparent Declination

-62° 14' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:22:09

Azimuth

201.293° SSW

Elevation

-19.058°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,052.02 km

Perigee altitude

843.578 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.936 km

Eccentricity

0.01423

Inclination

99.0755°

RAAN

135.5973°

Arg. of periapsis

235.4262°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

123.3402°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46137 °/min

Orbital period

104 mins

BSTAR

0.00027987

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-07 09:27:02.631Z	16.038° NNE	2025-07-07 09:31:02.631Z	37.501° NE	44.257°	2025-07-07 09:37:02.631Z	193.204° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-07 11:11:02.631Z	327.018° NNW	2025-07-07 11:13:02.631Z	305.805° NW	15.027°	2025-07-07 11:16:02.631Z	273.616° WNW
9 mins	2025-07-07 19:24:02.631Z	114.953° SE	2025-07-07 19:28:02.631Z	68.177° E	26.527°	2025-07-07 19:33:02.631Z	10.356° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-07 21:06:02.631Z	193.553° SSW	2025-07-07 21:11:02.631Z	271.261° WNW	36.297°	2025-07-07 21:16:02.631Z	331.37° NNW

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