NOAA 16 DEB, 41291

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41291 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

41291, 2000-055GT

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41291U 00055GT  25194.56818980  .00005496  00000-0  13761-2 0  9997
2 41291  99.0039  57.7384 0039046 352.4371   7.6228 14.51416877501476

Epoch: 2025-07-13T13:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T13:38:11.598Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-78.49946°

Altitude

696.494 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.53711°

Longitude

113.96592°

Altitude

750.306 km

Speed

7.473 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 33m 42s

Apparent Declination

11° 14' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:11:15

Azimuth

44.385° NE

Elevation

-27.153°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

745.864 km

Perigee altitude

690.448 km

Semi-major axis

7,096.293 km

Eccentricity

0.0039

Inclination

99.0039°

RAAN

57.7384°

Arg. of periapsis

352.4371°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

7.6228°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.63075 °/min

Orbital period

99.15 mins

BSTAR

0.0013761

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-15 02:38:42.835Z	60.597° ENE	2025-07-15 02:40:42.835Z	86.801° E	16.008°	2025-07-15 02:43:42.835Z	127.189° SE
8 mins	2025-07-15 04:15:42.835Z	0.103° NNE	2025-07-15 04:19:42.835Z	275.212° WNW	38.208°	2025-07-15 04:23:42.835Z	214.585° SW
5 mins	2025-07-15 13:47:42.835Z	89.991° E	2025-07-15 13:49:42.835Z	56.471° ENE	19.07°	2025-07-15 13:52:42.835Z	17.53° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-15 15:23:42.835Z	196.26° SSW	2025-07-15 15:26:42.835Z	251.019° W	33.377°	2025-07-15 15:30:42.835Z	327.504° NNW

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