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

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago

TLE from 6 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41288U 00055GQ  26300.59563070  .00005038  00000-0  16253-2 0  9994
2 41288  98.8999  54.1699 0025863 192.1430 167.9136 14.39450309559386

Epoch: 2026-10-27T14:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-27T14:17:42.492Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

163.78635°

Altitude

781.309 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 36m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:17:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

775.912 km

Perigee altitude

739.002 km

Semi-major axis

7,135.594 km

Eccentricity

0.00259

Inclination

98.8999°

RAAN

54.1699°

Arg. of periapsis

192.143°

True anomaly

167.97546°

Mean anomaly

167.9136°

Eccentric anomaly

167.94455°

Mean motion

3.60079 °/min

Orbital period

99.98 mins

BSTAR

0.0016253

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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	2026-11-02 21:00:31.040Z	3.369° NNE	2026-11-02 21:04:31.040Z	293.946° NW	57.481°	2026-11-02 21:08:31.040Z	212.769° SW
6 mins	2026-11-03 06:36:31.040Z	102.898° ESE	2026-11-03 06:39:31.040Z	57.6° ENE	22.326°	2026-11-03 06:42:31.040Z	18.546° NNE
7 mins	2026-11-03 08:14:31.040Z	198.712° SSW	2026-11-03 08:17:31.040Z	256.621° W	43.354°	2026-11-03 08:21:31.040Z	327.709° NNW
7 mins	2026-11-03 20:22:31.040Z	24.493° NE	2026-11-03 20:26:31.040Z	108.071° ESE	59.42°	2026-11-03 20:29:31.040Z	175.296° S

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41288

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-27T14:17:42.492Z)

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Last TLE update: 6 days ago