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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Identifier

41261, 2000-055FM

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 (26 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41261U 00055FM  26193.87546316  .00001502  00000-0  76041-3 0  9994
2 41261  98.6612 203.3258 0034349 177.3339 182.8025 14.17274461543002

Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:00:40.017Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-42.60898°

Altitude

862.248 km

Speed

7.409 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 33m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

22:22:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

856.51 km

Perigee altitude

806.98 km

Semi-major axis

7,209.882 km

Eccentricity

0.00343

Inclination

98.6612°

RAAN

203.3258°

Arg. of periapsis

177.3339°

True anomaly

182.78334°

Mean anomaly

182.8025°

Eccentric anomaly

182.79291°

Mean motion

3.54528 °/min

Orbital period

101.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00076041

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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.
9 mins	2026-07-13 12:51:08.349Z	34.39° NE	2026-07-13 12:55:08.349Z	88.741° E	29.565°	2026-07-13 13:00:08.349Z	161.881° S
7 mins	2026-07-13 14:33:08.349Z	335.8° NNW	2026-07-13 14:36:08.349Z	285.245° WNW	25.31°	2026-07-13 14:40:08.349Z	236.039° WSW
9 mins	2026-07-14 00:15:08.349Z	145.149° SSE	2026-07-14 00:19:08.349Z	67.476° ENE	40.158°	2026-07-14 00:24:08.349Z	355.497° N
6 mins	2026-07-14 01:57:08.349Z	235.357° WSW	2026-07-14 02:00:08.349Z	273.257° WNW	17.102°	2026-07-14 02:03:08.349Z	307.83° NW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-12T21:00:40.017Z)

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