NOAA 16 DEB, 41281

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41281 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

41281, 2000-055GH

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41281U 00055GH  25128.38109825  .00005434  00000-0  24311-2 0  9999
2 41281  98.8165 188.7040 0028938 305.0910  54.7555 14.22780295481814

Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:08:46.888Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-174.94377°

Altitude

806.905 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-81.22753°

Longitude

-85.25222°

Altitude

826.53 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 00m 43s

Apparent Declination

-68° 34' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:48:57

Azimuth

171.059° S

Elevation

-60.606°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

833.935 km

Perigee altitude

792.315 km

Semi-major axis

7,191.262 km

Eccentricity

0.0028938

Inclination

98.8165°

RAAN

188.704°

Arg. of periapsis

305.091°

True anomaly

55.02689°

Mean anomaly

54.7555°

Eccentric anomaly

54.89114°

Mean motion

3.55906 °/min

BSTAR

0.0024311

Orbital period

101.15 mins

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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	2025-05-09 16:07:04.824Z	36.362° NE	2025-05-09 16:11:04.824Z	90.092° ESE	28.5°	2025-05-09 16:16:04.824Z	159.86° S
7 mins	2025-05-09 17:48:04.824Z	343.046° N	2025-05-09 17:51:04.824Z	296.881° NW	27.526°	2025-05-09 17:55:04.824Z	237.803° WSW
8 mins	2025-05-10 03:29:04.824Z	136.441° SSE	2025-05-10 03:32:04.824Z	76.528° E	37.714°	2025-05-10 03:37:04.824Z	357.796° N
6 mins	2025-05-10 05:10:04.824Z	234.727° WSW	2025-05-10 05:12:04.824Z	261.356° W	18.342°	2025-05-10 05:16:04.824Z	311.211° NW

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