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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41079U 00055AN  25188.80209651  .00000278  00000-0  26884-3 0  9994
2 41079  99.0755 136.9942 0142295 231.5171 127.3150 13.83762377484827

Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T19:15:01.138Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-77.76675°

Altitude

1,017.58 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 07m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.55435°

Longitude

124.23895°

Altitude

1,010.31 km

Speed

7.328 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 41m 36s

Apparent Declination

40° 16' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:02:35

Azimuth

26.178° NE

Elevation

-3.616°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,052.041 km

Perigee altitude

843.552 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.933 km

Eccentricity

0.01423

Inclination

99.0755°

RAAN

136.9942°

Arg. of periapsis

231.5171°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

127.315°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46138 °/min

Orbital period

104 mins

BSTAR

0.00026884

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-08 08:02:57.045Z	60.816° ENE	2025-07-08 08:05:57.045Z	93.932° ESE	15.531°	2025-07-08 08:08:57.045Z	125.673° SE
10 mins	2025-07-08 09:43:57.045Z	7.999° NNE	2025-07-08 09:48:57.045Z	284.466° WNW	43.323°	2025-07-08 09:53:57.045Z	205.921° SW
10 mins	2025-07-08 19:40:57.045Z	127.98° SE	2025-07-08 19:45:57.045Z	59.057° ENE	32.598°	2025-07-08 19:50:57.045Z	3.03° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-08 21:23:57.045Z	207.768° SW	2025-07-08 21:27:57.045Z	258.254° W	29.66°	2025-07-08 21:33:57.045Z	327.294° NNW

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