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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41079U 00055AN  25188.29595179  .00000300  00000-0  28703-3 0  9998
2 41079  99.0755 136.5053 0142277 232.8783 125.9303 13.83762203484753

Epoch: 2025-07-07T07:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T07:06:10.234Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

104.45533°

Altitude

1,015.584 km

Speed

7.313 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 06m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-72.13829°

Longitude

-104.61891°

Altitude

880.847 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 54m 52s

Apparent Declination

-56° 58' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:48:06

Azimuth

183.139° SSW

Elevation

-72.911°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,052.028 km

Perigee altitude

843.566 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.934 km

Eccentricity

0.01423

Inclination

99.0755°

RAAN

136.5053°

Arg. of periapsis

232.8783°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

125.9303°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46138 °/min

Orbital period

104 mins

BSTAR

0.00028703

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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 19:23:38.078Z	117.559° SE	2025-07-07 19:28:38.078Z	58.518° ENE	26.477°	2025-07-07 19:33:38.078Z	7.191° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-07 21:05:38.078Z	191.68° SSW	2025-07-07 21:10:38.078Z	259.925° W	36.519°	2025-07-07 21:16:38.078Z	333.495° NNW
5 mins	2025-07-08 08:03:38.078Z	67.502° E	2025-07-08 08:05:38.078Z	90.159° ESE	15.601°	2025-07-08 08:08:38.078Z	122.889° SE
10 mins	2025-07-08 09:44:38.078Z	6.763° NNE	2025-07-08 09:48:38.078Z	307.871° NW	43.105°	2025-07-08 09:54:38.078Z	204.975° SW

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