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

4 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 4 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41079U 00055AN  25199.79266863  .00000272  00000-0  26295-3 0  9992
2 41079  99.0760 147.6105 0142682 201.7984 157.7060 13.83769344486341

Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:01:26.569Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-74.58923°

Altitude

1,050.381 km

Speed

7.278 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 50m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.44374°

Longitude

102.72687°

Altitude

852.916 km

Speed

7.478 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 43m 29s

Apparent Declination

-29° 10' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:14:34

Azimuth

67.107° ENE

Elevation

-68.48°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,052.299 km

Perigee altitude

843.244 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.909 km

Eccentricity

0.01427

Inclination

99.076°

RAAN

147.6105°

Arg. of periapsis

201.7984°

True anomaly

158.31617°

Mean anomaly

157.706°

Eccentric anomaly

158.01208°

Mean motion

3.46139 °/min

Orbital period

104 mins

BSTAR

0.00026295

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-19 09:30:57.987Z	13.547° NNE	2025-07-19 09:34:57.987Z	4.229° NNE	44.645°	2025-07-19 09:39:57.987Z	196.422° SSW
9 mins	2025-07-19 19:27:57.987Z	118.701° SE	2025-07-19 19:31:57.987Z	71.504° E	28.042°	2025-07-19 19:36:57.987Z	9.8° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-19 21:09:57.987Z	196.158° SSW	2025-07-19 21:14:57.987Z	265.9° W	34.499°	2025-07-19 21:19:57.987Z	328.807° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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