NOAA 16 DEB, 41256

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41256 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

41256, 2000-055FG

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 41256U 00055FG  25187.86379268  .00006267  00000-0  16814-2 0  9993
2 41256  99.1016  62.3104 0016803  97.9643 262.3456 14.48437601494034

Epoch: 2025-07-06T20:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T20:43:51.687Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-173.73634°

Altitude

735.307 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 09m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.40559°

Longitude

176.59884°

Altitude

730.033 km

Speed

7.499 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 43m 19s

Apparent Declination

13° 15' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:14:00

Azimuth

305.897° NW

Elevation

-17.998°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

739.836 km

Perigee altitude

715.956 km

Semi-major axis

7,106.033 km

Eccentricity

0.00168

Inclination

99.1016°

RAAN

62.3104°

Arg. of periapsis

97.9643°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

262.3456°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.62328 °/min

Orbital period

99.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0016814

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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	2025-07-08 04:49:18.517Z	4.506° NNE	2025-07-08 04:52:18.517Z	268.166° W	42.954°	2025-07-08 04:56:18.517Z	205.013° SW
4 mins	2025-07-08 14:21:18.517Z	90.721° ESE	2025-07-08 14:23:18.517Z	62.448° ENE	16.26°	2025-07-08 14:25:18.517Z	34.217° NE
7 mins	2025-07-08 15:58:18.517Z	190.117° SSW	2025-07-08 16:01:18.517Z	270.772° WNW	38.81°	2025-07-08 16:05:18.517Z	334.855° NNW

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