NOAA 16 DEB, 41261
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NOAA 16 DEB, 41261 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41261U 00055FM 25303.26065892 .00003826 00000-0 19600-2 0 9992
2 41261 98.6703 314.3864 0035222 193.5490 166.4741 14.15711820506812Epoch: 2025-10-30T06:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T06:15:20.930Z)
Latitude
-0.00012°
Longitude
-178.27278°
Altitude
867.53 km
Speed
7.406 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 57m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:23:15
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
862.467 km
Perigee altitude
811.641 km
Semi-major axis
7,215.191 km
Eccentricity
0.00352
Inclination
98.6703°
RAAN
314.3864°
Arg. of periapsis
193.549°
True anomaly
166.5681°
Mean anomaly
166.4741°
Eccentric anomaly
166.52114°
Mean motion
3.54137 °/min
Orbital period
101.66 mins
BSTAR
0.00196
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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-10-30 15:20:02.866Z | 322.342° NNW | 2025-10-30 15:22:02.866Z | 298.001° NW | 14.407° | 2025-10-30 15:24:02.866Z | 274.109° WNW |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-30 23:24:02.866Z | 88.438° E | 2025-10-30 23:26:02.866Z | 64.522° ENE | 15.888° | 2025-10-30 23:29:02.866Z | 28.994° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-10-31 01:02:02.866Z | 176.172° S | 2025-10-31 01:06:02.866Z | 246.825° WSW | 43.243° | 2025-10-31 01:11:02.866Z | 340.838° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-10-31 13:23:02.866Z | 27.471° NE | 2025-10-31 13:27:02.866Z | 99.58° ESE | 38.806° | 2025-10-31 13:32:02.866Z | 176.836° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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