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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41291U 00055GT  25221.38203572  .00006387  00000-0  15885-2 0  9992
2 41291  99.0022  86.4522 0035882 271.3469  88.3614 14.51735526505364

Epoch: 2025-08-09T09:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T09:10:07.886Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-9.19921°

Altitude

722.297 km

Speed

7.495 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 45m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

-3.3863°

Longitude

-7.7064°

Altitude

722.443 km

Speed

7.494 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 05m 43s

Apparent Declination

-22° 03' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:54:57

Azimuth

60.518° ENE

Elevation

-60.762°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

742.576 km

Perigee altitude

691.657 km

Semi-major axis

7,095.253 km

Eccentricity

0.00359

Inclination

99.0022°

RAAN

86.4522°

Arg. of periapsis

271.3469°

True anomaly

88.77246°

Mean anomaly

88.3614°

Eccentric anomaly

88.56692°

Mean motion

3.63154 °/min

Orbital period

99.13 mins

BSTAR

0.0015885

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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	2025-08-10 15:04:25.213Z	168.839° S	2025-08-10 15:07:25.213Z	200.054° SSW	44.329°	2025-08-10 15:12:25.213Z	344.38° N
7 mins	2025-08-11 03:07:25.213Z	48.135° ENE	2025-08-11 03:10:25.213Z	94.938° ESE	23.601°	2025-08-11 03:14:25.213Z	151.675° SSE
7 mins	2025-08-11 04:45:25.213Z	345.986° N	2025-08-11 04:48:25.213Z	293.298° NW	29°	2025-08-11 04:52:25.213Z	230.902° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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