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	4 days ago
Origin	NOAA (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 4 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41281U 00055GH  25081.10995892  .00013540  00000-0  61171-2 0  9996
2 41281  98.8185 141.4135 0033403  88.9552 271.5452 14.21876591475091

Epoch: 2025-03-22T02:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-22T02:38:20.45Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	-78.03144°
Altitude	821.359 km
Speed	7.443 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 25m 39s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-60.19897°
Longitude	90.32218°
Altitude	864.884 km
Speed	7.407 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 02m 12s
Apparent Declination	-50° 48' 20"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:35:06
Azimuth	201.245° SSW
Elevation	-78.128°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	840.206 km
Perigee altitude	792.143 km
Semi-major axis	7,194.312 km
Eccentricity	0.0033403
Inclination	98.8185°
RAAN	141.4135°
Arg. of periapsis	88.9552°
True anomaly	271.16253°
Mean anomaly	271.5452°
Eccentric anomaly	271.35387°
Mean motion	3.5568 °/min
BSTAR	0.0061171
Orbital period	101.21 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.
8 mins	2025-03-26 03:02:24.950Z	123.029° SE	2025-03-26 03:06:24.950Z	62.778° ENE	27.137°	2025-03-26 03:10:24.950Z	8.809° NNE
7 mins	2025-03-26 04:43:24.950Z	215.593° SW	2025-03-26 04:46:24.950Z	268.507° W	27.322°	2025-03-26 04:50:24.950Z	323.117° NNW
9 mins	2025-03-26 16:59:24.950Z	10.048° NNE	2025-03-26 17:03:24.950Z	305.005° NW	44.371°	2025-03-26 17:08:24.950Z	200.333° SSW

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