NOAA 16 DEB, 41288

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41288 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

41288, 2000-055GQ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41288U 00055GQ  25189.70420266  .00004915  00000-0  18864-2 0  9993
2 41288  98.9039 283.2224 0030466 149.1868 211.1110 14.30698469491104

Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:54:03.109Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

102.81408°

Altitude

811.037 km

Speed

7.438 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 52m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-50.08163°

Longitude

-87.30179°

Altitude

806.135 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 54m 11s

Apparent Declination

-45° 34' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:33:32

Azimuth

131.329° SE

Elevation

-80.835°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

808.379 km

Perigee altitude

764.723 km

Semi-major axis

7,164.688 km

Eccentricity

0.00305

Inclination

98.9039°

RAAN

283.2224°

Arg. of periapsis

149.1868°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

211.111°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57888 °/min

Orbital period

100.59 mins

BSTAR

0.0018864

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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	2025-07-09 18:40:03.314Z	31.66° NE	2025-07-09 18:44:03.314Z	102.738° ESE	34.729°	2025-07-09 18:48:03.314Z	168.387° S
5 mins	2025-07-09 20:21:03.314Z	326.875° NNW	2025-07-09 20:23:03.314Z	296.113° NW	20.292°	2025-07-09 20:26:03.314Z	253.926° W
9 mins	2025-07-10 05:57:03.314Z	152.079° SSE	2025-07-10 06:01:03.314Z	80.42° E	42.419°	2025-07-10 06:06:03.314Z	352.503° N

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