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

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41079U 00055AN  26095.77966849  .00000511  00000-0  46041-3 0  9994
2 41079  99.1097  40.2082 0142004 221.8778 137.1445 13.84143372522448

Epoch: 2026-04-05T18:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T18:42:43.357Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-74.55263°

Altitude

1,029.044 km

Speed

7.299 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 40m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:57:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,050.465 km

Perigee altitude

842.44 km

Semi-major axis

7,324.59 km

Eccentricity

0.0142

Inclination

99.1097°

RAAN

40.2082°

Arg. of periapsis

221.8778°

True anomaly

138.23698°

Mean anomaly

137.1445°

Eccentric anomaly

137.69216°

Mean motion

3.46233 °/min

Orbital period

103.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00046041

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

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41294 (Decayed)

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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	2026-04-06 09:11:44.686Z	13.749° NNE	2026-04-06 09:16:44.686Z	205.742° SW	44.82°	2026-04-06 09:21:44.686Z	196.259° SSW
4 mins	2026-04-06 10:56:44.686Z	319.681° NNW	2026-04-06 10:57:44.686Z	309.064° NW	13.418°	2026-04-06 11:00:44.686Z	277.323° WNW
10 mins	2026-04-06 19:08:44.686Z	118.974° SE	2026-04-06 19:12:44.686Z	72.999° E	27.927°	2026-04-06 19:18:44.686Z	5.282° NNE
11 mins	2026-04-06 20:50:44.686Z	195.5° SSW	2026-04-06 20:55:44.686Z	264.47° W	34.777°	2026-04-06 21:01:44.686Z	332.606° NNW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-05T18:42:43.357Z)

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