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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41256U 00055FG  25182.88995244  .00006804  00000-0  18269-2 0  9991
2 41256  99.1005  56.9545 0016202 111.6601 248.6317 14.48368836493317

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:21:31.89Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

176.39271°

Altitude

738.135 km

Speed

7.484 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

28.22318°

Longitude

171.86487°

Altitude

732.841 km

Speed

7.492 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 21m 36s

Apparent Declination

-3° 50' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:28:25

Azimuth

27.041° NE

Elevation

-50.896°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

739.635 km

Perigee altitude

716.608 km

Semi-major axis

7,106.258 km

Eccentricity

0.00162

Inclination

99.1005°

RAAN

56.9545°

Arg. of periapsis

111.6601°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

248.6317°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.62311 °/min

Orbital period

99.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0018269

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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	2025-07-02 15:43:47.457Z	175.456° S	2025-07-02 15:46:47.457Z	251.265° W	43.646°	2025-07-02 15:50:47.457Z	340.343° N
6 mins	2025-07-03 03:48:47.457Z	54.21° ENE	2025-07-03 03:50:47.457Z	91.014° ESE	26.104°	2025-07-03 03:54:47.457Z	154.846° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-03 05:26:47.457Z	336.684° NNW	2025-07-03 05:28:47.457Z	302.071° NW	25.397°	2025-07-03 05:32:47.457Z	237.907° WSW

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