NOAA 16 DEB, 41280

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41280 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

41280, 2000-055GG

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 41280U 00055GG  25180.82788163  .00002224  00000-0  10849-2 0  9998
2 41280  98.6601 185.9694 0031768 127.7724 232.6337 14.18788769489246

Epoch: 2025-06-29T19:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T19:52:08.972Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-30.21442°

Altitude

846.312 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 23m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.21408°

Longitude

161.30148°

Altitude

814.419 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 37m 04s

Apparent Declination

9° 51' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:57:32

Azimuth

41.154° NE

Elevation

-30.543°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

849.498 km

Perigee altitude

803.722 km

Semi-major axis

7,204.747 km

Eccentricity

0.00318

Inclination

98.6601°

RAAN

185.9694°

Arg. of periapsis

127.7724°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

232.6337°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54907 °/min

Orbital period

101.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0010849

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 13:03:46.108Z	18.525° NNE	2025-07-01 13:08:46.108Z	102.775° ESE	43.268°	2025-07-01 13:13:46.108Z	186.069° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-01 14:46:46.108Z	319.983° NNW	2025-07-01 14:48:46.108Z	294.564° NW	14.601°	2025-07-01 14:50:46.108Z	270.633° WNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 00:27:46.108Z	173.643° S	2025-07-02 00:31:46.108Z	282.12° WNW	43.853°	2025-07-02 00:36:46.108Z	343.019° N

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