NOAA 16 DEB, 41198

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41198 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

41198, 2000-055DB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 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 18 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41198U 00055DB  25199.20675067  .00006955  00000-0  23932-2 0  9998
2 41198  98.9168 295.6922 0025358  73.2548 287.1417 14.36117040493680

Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:57:43.257Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-74.99957°

Altitude

768.984 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 42m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

14.33156°

Longitude

-76.48916°

Altitude

763.473 km

Speed

7.479 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 28m 02s

Apparent Declination

-13° 16' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:12:56

Azimuth

65.403° ENE

Elevation

-45.137°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

786.626 km

Perigee altitude

750.381 km

Semi-major axis

7,146.641 km

Eccentricity

0.00254

Inclination

98.9168°

RAAN

295.6922°

Arg. of periapsis

73.2548°

True anomaly

286.86377°

Mean anomaly

287.1417°

Eccentric anomaly

287.00276°

Mean motion

3.59245 °/min

Orbital period

100.21 mins

BSTAR

0.0023932

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

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 06:09:19.637Z	153.919° SSE	2025-07-19 06:14:19.637Z	52.191° ENE	42.08°	2025-07-19 06:18:19.637Z	353.33° N
5 mins	2025-07-19 18:22:19.637Z	65.502° ENE	2025-07-19 18:24:19.637Z	97.191° ESE	20.239°	2025-07-19 18:27:19.637Z	138.43° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-19 20:00:19.637Z	349.898° N	2025-07-19 20:03:19.637Z	291.507° WNW	33.715°	2025-07-19 20:07:19.637Z	224.365° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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