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 (25 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  26034.19217810  .00003570  00000-0  14686-2 0  9990
2 41243  98.7306 117.8747 0004078 113.5498 246.6112 14.27562668521023

Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T04:36:44.187Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-84.68606°

Altitude

803.977 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 51m 29s

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

15:16:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

799.965 km

Perigee altitude

794.113 km

Semi-major axis

7,175.176 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

98.7306°

RAAN

117.8747°

Arg. of periapsis

113.5498°

True anomaly

246.56832°

Mean anomaly

246.6112°

Eccentric anomaly

246.58976°

Mean motion

3.57104 °/min

Orbital period

100.81 mins

BSTAR

0.0014686

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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.
4 mins	2026-02-03 17:00:45.414Z	64.853° ENE	2026-02-03 17:02:45.414Z	88.952° E	13.866°	2026-02-03 17:04:45.414Z	113.695° SE
8 mins	2026-02-03 18:39:45.414Z	2.939° NNE	2026-02-03 18:42:45.414Z	304.746° NW	42.135°	2026-02-03 18:47:45.414Z	206.515° SW
6 mins	2026-02-04 04:19:45.414Z	101.386° ESE	2026-02-04 04:22:45.414Z	56.313° ENE	20.823°	2026-02-04 04:25:45.414Z	18.435° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-04 05:57:45.414Z	193.693° SSW	2026-02-04 06:01:45.414Z	265.474° W	34.963°	2026-02-04 06:05:45.414Z	329.388° NNW

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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: 2026-02-03T04:36:44.187Z)

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