NOAA 16 DEB, 41226

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41226 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

41226, 2000-055EF

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.080 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41226U 00055EF  26286.35448045  .00002118  00000-0  10332-2 0  9995
2 41226  98.6957 325.9177 0027565 271.0058  88.7960 14.18919770557601

Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:30:27.110Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

176.38499°

Altitude

831.559 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 43m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:07:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

846.026 km

Perigee altitude

806.309 km

Semi-major axis

7,204.305 km

Eccentricity

0.00276

Inclination

98.6957°

RAAN

325.9177°

Arg. of periapsis

271.0058°

True anomaly

89.11182°

Mean anomaly

88.796°

Eccentric anomaly

88.95391°

Mean motion

3.5494 °/min

Orbital period

101.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0010332

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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.
8 mins	2026-10-14 01:34:44.949Z	111.81° ESE	2026-10-14 01:38:44.949Z	60.828° ENE	23.156°	2026-10-14 01:42:44.949Z	13.841° NNE
9 mins	2026-10-14 03:14:44.949Z	193.801° SSW	2026-10-14 03:18:44.949Z	270.729° WNW	46.789°	2026-10-14 03:23:44.949Z	334.602° NNW
9 mins	2026-10-14 15:33:44.949Z	18.115° NNE	2026-10-14 15:37:44.949Z	92.591° ESE	77.287°	2026-10-14 15:42:44.949Z	189.144° SSW
4 mins	2026-10-14 17:15:44.949Z	319.603° NNW	2026-10-14 17:17:44.949Z	295.417° NW	14.759°	2026-10-14 17:19:44.949Z	272.559° WNW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41226

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-13T08:30:27.110Z)

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