NOAA 16 DEB, 41492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41492 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

41492, 2000-055LQ

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 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 weeks ago

TLE from 4 weeks ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41492U 00055LQ  26011.07271918  .00005177  00000-0  30369-2 0  9998
2 41492  98.8794 308.7322 0102381 292.4386  66.5963 14.05992448500164

Epoch: 2026-01-11T01:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T01:44:42.937Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

171.9643°

Altitude

847.158 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 34m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

23:57:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

944.513 km

Perigee altitude

796.093 km

Semi-major axis

7,248.44 km

Eccentricity

0.01024

Inclination

98.8794°

RAAN

308.7322°

Arg. of periapsis

292.4386°

True anomaly

67.67842°

Mean anomaly

66.5963°

Eccentric anomaly

67.13681°

Mean motion

3.51703 °/min

Orbital period

102.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0030369

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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.
10 mins	2026-02-06 08:29:21.336Z	16.449° NNE	2026-02-06 08:35:21.336Z	153.601° SSE	43.505°	2026-02-06 08:39:21.336Z	189.068° SSW
4 mins	2026-02-06 10:13:21.336Z	323.101° NNW	2026-02-06 10:15:21.336Z	299.654° NW	14.492°	2026-02-06 10:17:21.336Z	276.342° WNW
6 mins	2026-02-06 18:20:21.336Z	91.005° ESE	2026-02-06 18:22:21.336Z	65.893° ENE	19.795°	2026-02-06 18:26:21.336Z	19.762° NNE
10 mins	2026-02-06 19:58:21.336Z	180.531° SSW	2026-02-06 20:03:21.336Z	265.699° W	41.323°	2026-02-06 20:08:21.336Z	337.517° N

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41492

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-11T01:44:42.937Z)

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