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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41273U 00055FZ  25194.44717442  .00008996  00000-0  16647-2 0  9999
2 41273  98.9391  59.5272 0036722 261.6129  98.0908 14.65176652500513

Epoch: 2025-07-13T10:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T10:43:55.869Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-33.02585°

Altitude

683.217 km

Speed

7.513 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 58m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.93566°

Longitude

-64.36135°

Altitude

714.972 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 04m 07s

Apparent Declination

23° 47' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:01:31

Azimuth

344.247° N

Elevation

-24.64°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

699.514 km

Perigee altitude

647.723 km

Semi-major axis

7,051.755 km

Eccentricity

0.00367

Inclination

98.9391°

RAAN

59.5272°

Arg. of periapsis

261.6129°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

98.0908°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6652 °/min

Orbital period

98.22 mins

BSTAR

0.0016647

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-15 02:41:00.800Z	66.592° ENE	2025-07-15 02:43:00.800Z	92.962° ESE	12.859°	2025-07-15 02:45:00.800Z	119.033° SE
7 mins	2025-07-15 04:17:00.800Z	2.621° NNE	2025-07-15 04:20:00.800Z	312.282° NW	39.997°	2025-07-15 04:24:00.800Z	211.253° SW
8 mins	2025-07-15 15:18:00.800Z	182.475° SSW	2025-07-15 15:22:00.800Z	282.011° WNW	39.423°	2025-07-15 15:26:00.800Z	337.195° NNW

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