NOAA 16 DEB, 41266

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41266 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

41266, 2000-055FS

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41266U 00055FS  25181.44219139  .00002124  00000-0  92037-3 0  9992
2 41266  98.6722 246.1892 0002274   9.9169 350.2055 14.25330216490130

Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:36:45.336Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

168.24836°

Altitude

808.695 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 24m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.16203°

Longitude

-14.99059°

Altitude

817.965 km

Speed

7.442 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 24m 38s

Apparent Declination

-32° 08' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:21:01

Azimuth

296.264° NW

Elevation

-75.006°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

806.166 km

Perigee altitude

802.899 km

Semi-major axis

7,182.669 km

Eccentricity

0.00023

Inclination

98.6722°

RAAN

246.1892°

Arg. of periapsis

9.9169°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

350.2055°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56545 °/min

Orbital period

100.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00092037

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 03:34:50.697Z	135.082° SSE	2025-07-01 03:39:50.697Z	62.951° ENE	31.36°	2025-07-01 03:43:50.697Z	5.743° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-01 05:16:50.697Z	223.618° SW	2025-07-01 05:19:50.697Z	271.332° WNW	23.361°	2025-07-01 05:22:50.697Z	313.026° NW
8 mins	2025-07-01 17:31:50.697Z	2.852° NNE	2025-07-01 17:34:50.697Z	311.536° NW	41.695°	2025-07-01 17:39:50.697Z	207.224° SW

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