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

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41243U 00055ET  25191.15524955  .00001852  00000-0  80007-3 0  9992
2 41243  98.7415 270.2811 0001683 358.3775   1.7399 14.25655305491365

Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T03:43:33.561Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-73.93433°

Altitude

808.003 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 01m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.74606°

Longitude

98.89162°

Altitude

823.49 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 17m 39s

Apparent Declination

-42° 54' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:56:35

Azimuth

252.209° W

Elevation

-74.546°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

804.651 km

Perigee altitude

802.234 km

Semi-major axis

7,181.58 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

98.7415°

RAAN

270.2811°

Arg. of periapsis

358.3775°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

1.7399°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56626 °/min

Orbital period

100.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00080007

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-11 05:05:59.141Z	159.052° S	2025-07-11 05:10:59.141Z	68.779° E	44.246°	2025-07-11 05:15:59.141Z	349.752° N
7 mins	2025-07-11 17:23:59.141Z	51.993° ENE	2025-07-11 17:26:59.141Z	104.917° ESE	26.348°	2025-07-11 17:30:59.141Z	156.046° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-11 19:02:59.141Z	345.719° N	2025-07-11 19:05:59.141Z	300.044° NW	28.222°	2025-07-11 19:09:59.141Z	236.271° WSW

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