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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41079U 00055AN  25121.84615879  .00001025  00000-0  88924-3 0  9992
2 41079  99.0732  72.3329 0145094  51.4917 309.9146 13.83691422475567

Epoch: 2025-05-01T20:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T20:18:28.119Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-92.29552°

Altitude

886.352 km

Speed

7.443 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 49m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

38.1362°

Longitude

-98.68491°

Altitude

851.491 km

Speed

7.483 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 28m 54s

Apparent Declination

3° 13' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:17:26

Azimuth

65.007° ENE

Elevation

-22.296°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,054.345 km

Perigee altitude

841.748 km

Semi-major axis

7,326.184 km

Eccentricity

0.0145094

Inclination

99.0732°

RAAN

72.3329°

Arg. of periapsis

51.4917°

True anomaly

308.62444°

Mean anomaly

309.9146°

Eccentric anomaly

309.27102°

Mean motion

3.4612 °/min

BSTAR

0.00088924

Orbital period

104.01 mins

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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.
4 mins	2025-05-02 19:03:42.162Z	79.908° E	2025-05-02 19:05:42.162Z	55.963° ENE	13.839°	2025-05-02 19:07:42.162Z	33.047° NE
9 mins	2025-05-02 20:43:42.162Z	172.477° S	2025-05-02 20:47:42.162Z	281.589° WNW	44.041°	2025-05-02 20:52:42.162Z	342.736° N
10 mins	2025-05-03 09:20:42.162Z	23.185° NE	2025-05-03 09:24:42.162Z	98.522° ESE	42.904°	2025-05-03 09:30:42.162Z	185.596° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-03 11:04:42.162Z	325.746° NNW	2025-05-03 11:06:42.162Z	301.657° NW	17.763°	2025-05-03 11:10:42.162Z	258.319° W

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