NOAA 16 DEB, 41249

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41249 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

41249, 2000-055EZ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41249U 00055EZ  25199.28454157  .00005704  00000-0  13827-2 0  9991
2 41249  98.9770  41.5579 0033433 326.8370  33.0728 14.53040397497197

Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:49:44.391Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

2.78473°

Altitude

698.832 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 46m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

62.42531°

Longitude

-13.97601°

Altitude

730.014 km

Speed

7.494 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 55m 39s

Apparent Declination

15° 14' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:26:26

Azimuth

351.45° N

Elevation

-34.422°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

736.571 km

Perigee altitude

689.156 km

Semi-major axis

7,091 km

Eccentricity

0.00334

Inclination

98.977°

RAAN

41.5579°

Arg. of periapsis

326.837°

True anomaly

33.2826°

Mean anomaly

33.0728°

Eccentric anomaly

33.17763°

Mean motion

3.63481 °/min

Orbital period

99.04 mins

BSTAR

0.0013827

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 01:35:48.315Z	42.361° NE	2025-07-19 01:39:48.315Z	104.019° ESE	24.33°	2025-07-19 01:42:48.315Z	148.215° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-19 03:14:48.315Z	339.824° N	2025-07-19 03:17:48.315Z	280.325° WNW	27.859°	2025-07-19 03:20:48.315Z	235.378° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-19 12:43:48.315Z	117.42° SE	2025-07-19 12:46:48.315Z	58.633° ENE	27.538°	2025-07-19 12:49:48.315Z	11.837° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 14:21:48.315Z	220.227° SW	2025-07-19 14:24:48.315Z	273.482° WNW	23.313°	2025-07-19 14:27:48.315Z	316.368° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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