NOAA 16 DEB, 41285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41285 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

41285, 2000-055GM

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41285U 00055GM  25183.42918345  .00002180  00000-0  94959-3 0  9995
2 41285  98.6859 248.9499 0048633 307.5068  52.1695 14.24402642491646

Epoch: 2025-07-02T10:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T10:18:01.45Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

173.73345°

Altitude

792.083 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 35m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.52553°

Longitude

-60.73144°

Altitude

812.065 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 57m 11s

Apparent Declination

-63° 59' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:50:41

Azimuth

166.285° S

Elevation

-64.672°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

842.6 km

Perigee altitude

772.707 km

Semi-major axis

7,185.79 km

Eccentricity

0.00486

Inclination

98.6859°

RAAN

248.9499°

Arg. of periapsis

307.5068°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

52.1695°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56313 °/min

Orbital period

101.03 mins

BSTAR

0.00094959

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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	2025-07-03 17:13:04.329Z	15.373° NNE	2025-07-03 17:18:04.329Z	83.796° E	44.732°	2025-07-03 17:23:04.329Z	191.595° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-04 02:57:04.329Z	81.881° E	2025-07-04 02:59:04.329Z	55.933° ENE	15.428°	2025-07-04 03:01:04.329Z	31.885° NE
9 mins	2025-07-04 04:34:04.329Z	177.639° S	2025-07-04 04:38:04.329Z	266.542° W	42.776°	2025-07-04 04:43:04.329Z	340.904° N

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