NOAA 16 DEB, 41243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41243 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

41243, 2000-055ET

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41243U 00055ET  26126.47742690  .00003032  00000-0  12346-2 0  9996
2 41243  98.7242 210.0723 0005892 157.9330 202.2106 14.28214840534194

Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:27:29.684Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

173.86126°

Altitude

804.545 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 00m 17s

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

04:37:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

799.079 km

Perigee altitude

790.626 km

Semi-major axis

7,172.989 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

98.7242°

RAAN

210.0723°

Arg. of periapsis

157.933°

True anomaly

202.1851°

Mean anomaly

202.2106°

Eccentric anomaly

202.19785°

Mean motion

3.57267 °/min

Orbital period

100.76 mins

BSTAR

0.0012346

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NOAA 16 DEB, 42342 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-07 04:25:36.905Z	109.262° ESE	2026-05-07 04:28:36.905Z	68.443° E	21.614°	2026-05-07 04:32:36.905Z	15.669° NNE
8 mins	2026-05-07 06:04:36.905Z	197.06° SSW	2026-05-07 06:08:36.905Z	275.668° WNW	33.754°	2026-05-07 06:12:36.905Z	330.33° NNW
9 mins	2026-05-07 18:18:36.905Z	19.699° NNE	2026-05-07 18:22:36.905Z	107.906° ESE	43.68°	2026-05-07 18:27:36.905Z	187.541° SSW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T11:27:29.684Z)

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