NOAA 16 DEB, 41206

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41206 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

41206, 2000-055DK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41206U 00055DK  25195.93330174  .00001925  00000-0  86134-3 0  9997
2 41206  98.6332 238.3658 0013727  67.5762 292.6869 14.23694557494559

Epoch: 2025-07-14T22:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T22:23:57.27Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-30.65788°

Altitude

812.011 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 53m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.86902°

Longitude

-40.44921°

Altitude

811.395 km

Speed

7.457 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 20m 12s

Apparent Declination

12° 22' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:09:19

Azimuth

46.292° ENE

Elevation

-24.623°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

819.902 km

Perigee altitude

800.168 km

Semi-major axis

7,188.172 km

Eccentricity

0.00137

Inclination

98.6332°

RAAN

238.3658°

Arg. of periapsis

67.5762°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

292.6869°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56136 °/min

Orbital period

101.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00086134

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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	2025-07-16 01:33:01.402Z	100.566° ESE	2025-07-16 01:36:01.402Z	62.113° ENE	17.842°	2025-07-16 01:39:01.402Z	24.332° NE
8 mins	2025-07-16 03:12:01.402Z	187.819° SSW	2025-07-16 03:15:01.402Z	239.633° WSW	38.873°	2025-07-16 03:20:01.402Z	335.807° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-16 15:28:01.402Z	23.78° NE	2025-07-16 15:32:01.402Z	94.291° ESE	41.082°	2025-07-16 15:37:01.402Z	180.923° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-16 17:10:01.402Z	318.7° NNW	2025-07-16 17:12:01.402Z	291.292° WNW	16.586°	2025-07-16 17:14:01.402Z	266.324° W

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