NOAA 16 DEB, 41273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41273 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

41273, 2000-055FZ

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 41273U 00055FZ  25199.09084774  .00008953  00000-0  16540-2 0  9995
2 41273  98.9402  64.5730 0036453 246.5804 113.1561 14.65255531501197

Epoch: 2025-07-18T02:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T02:10:49.244Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

95.72054°

Altitude

689.417 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 18m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-25.35399°

Longitude

100.33818°

Altitude

685.187 km

Speed

7.513 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 15m 30s

Apparent Declination

-42° 51' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:00:56

Azimuth

113.166° SE

Elevation

-48.411°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

699.07 km

Perigee altitude

647.66 km

Semi-major axis

7,051.502 km

Eccentricity

0.00365

Inclination

98.9402°

RAAN

64.573°

Arg. of periapsis

246.5804°

True anomaly

113.53948°

Mean anomaly

113.1561°

Eccentric anomaly

113.34786°

Mean motion

3.66539 °/min

Orbital period

98.22 mins

BSTAR

0.001654

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-18 13:49:29.859Z	93.798° ESE	2025-07-18 13:51:29.859Z	64.838° ENE	16.755°	2025-07-18 13:54:29.859Z	24.089° NE
7 mins	2025-07-18 15:25:29.859Z	192.418° SSW	2025-07-18 15:28:29.859Z	268.398° W	37.434°	2025-07-18 15:32:29.859Z	333.816° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-19 03:21:29.859Z	41.867° NE	2025-07-19 03:24:29.859Z	97.572° ESE	28.85°	2025-07-19 03:28:29.859Z	161.883° S
5 mins	2025-07-19 04:59:29.859Z	328.826° NNW	2025-07-19 05:01:29.859Z	293.043° NW	22.1°	2025-07-19 05:04:29.859Z	246.425° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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