NOAA 16 DEB, 41290

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41290 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

41290, 2000-055GS

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41290U 00055GS  25186.54564670  .00010879  00000-0  23263-2 0  9998
2 41290  99.0147  36.5606 0019072  79.4101 280.9243 14.58864249495945

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:05:43.874Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-83.65435°

Altitude

697.268 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 26m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.54726°

Longitude

-82.55428°

Altitude

699.298 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 35m 18s

Apparent Declination

-40° 42' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:55:57

Azimuth

238.844° WSW

Elevation

-28.086°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

707.453 km

Perigee altitude

680.478 km

Semi-major axis

7,072.103 km

Eccentricity

0.00191

Inclination

99.0147°

RAAN

36.5606°

Arg. of periapsis

79.4101°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

280.9243°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.64939 °/min

Orbital period

98.65 mins

BSTAR

0.0023263

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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	2025-07-06 02:49:29.534Z	17.652° NNE	2025-07-06 02:54:29.534Z	149.017° SSE	42.92°	2025-07-06 02:58:29.534Z	188.782° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-06 13:55:29.534Z	161.008° S	2025-07-06 13:58:29.534Z	23.424° NE	44.556°	2025-07-06 14:02:29.534Z	347.744° N

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