NOAA 16 DEB, 41212

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41212 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

41212, 2000-055DR

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 41212U 00055DR  25196.32600456  .00003693  00000-0  13365-2 0  9990
2 41212  98.9326 328.1864 0016033 208.9416 151.0880 14.34021726496859

Epoch: 2025-07-15T07:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T07:49:26.793Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-82.59736°

Altitude

791.296 km

Speed

7.453 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 52m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-72.70424°

Longitude

67.81925°

Altitude

797.312 km

Speed

7.458 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 18m 52s

Apparent Declination

-74° 35' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:19:13

Azimuth

186.791° SSW

Elevation

-54.647°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

786.939 km

Perigee altitude

764.001 km

Semi-major axis

7,153.607 km

Eccentricity

0.0016

Inclination

98.9326°

RAAN

328.1864°

Arg. of periapsis

208.9416°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

151.088°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.5872 °/min

Orbital period

100.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0013365

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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	2025-07-15 21:47:52.865Z	12.651° NNE	2025-07-15 21:51:52.865Z	352.204° N	44.509°	2025-07-15 21:56:52.865Z	197.134° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-16 07:26:52.865Z	89.381° E	2025-07-16 07:28:52.865Z	63.036° ENE	16.358°	2025-07-16 07:31:52.865Z	25.696° NE
8 mins	2025-07-16 09:03:52.865Z	181.524° SSW	2025-07-16 09:07:52.865Z	272.669° WNW	41.015°	2025-07-16 09:11:52.865Z	336.653° NNW

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