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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41261U 00055FM  26130.47259171  .00001851  00000-0  93697-3 0  9994
2 41261  98.6625 141.5406 0034325   8.4054 351.7688 14.16996272534020

Epoch: 2026-05-10T11:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T11:20:31.923Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

103.13243°

Altitude

813.932 km

Speed

7.459 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 26m 09s

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

10:34:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

857.441 km

Perigee altitude

807.938 km

Semi-major axis

7,210.826 km

Eccentricity

0.00343

Inclination

98.6625°

RAAN

141.5406°

Arg. of periapsis

8.4054°

True anomaly

351.71225°

Mean anomaly

351.7688°

Eccentric anomaly

351.74055°

Mean motion

3.54459 °/min

Orbital period

101.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00093697

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-14 12:32:31.449Z	47.176° ENE	2026-05-14 12:36:31.449Z	99.712° ESE	21.405°	2026-05-14 12:39:31.449Z	138.193° SSE
8 mins	2026-05-14 14:13:31.449Z	350.639° N	2026-05-14 14:16:31.449Z	296.21° NW	35.333°	2026-05-14 14:21:31.449Z	220.258° SW
8 mins	2026-05-14 23:56:31.449Z	126.206° SE	2026-05-15 00:00:31.449Z	57.516° ENE	30.186°	2026-05-15 00:04:31.449Z	5.587° NNE
7 mins	2026-05-15 01:37:31.449Z	218.762° SW	2026-05-15 01:40:31.449Z	264.813° W	24.625°	2026-05-15 01:44:31.449Z	319.06° NNW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T11:20:31.923Z)

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