NOAA 16 DEB, 41520

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41520 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

41520, 2000-055MU

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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41520U 00055MU  26080.86324435  .00063588  00000-0  90873-2 0  9992
2 41520  98.8643 225.7882 0026217 231.7788 128.1058 14.76107816513892

Epoch: 2026-03-21T20:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T20:43:04.311Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

95.6424°

Altitude

656.012 km

Speed

7.523 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 03m 09s

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

14:33:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

657.125 km

Perigee altitude

620.332 km

Semi-major axis

7,016.866 km

Eccentricity

0.00262

Inclination

98.8643°

RAAN

225.7882°

Arg. of periapsis

231.7788°

True anomaly

128.34172°

Mean anomaly

128.1058°

Eccentric anomaly

128.22381°

Mean motion

3.69257 °/min

Orbital period

97.49 mins

BSTAR

0.0090873

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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	2026-03-22 09:50:41.831Z	180.559° SSW	2026-03-22 09:54:41.831Z	256.549° W	39.906°	2026-03-22 09:58:41.831Z	336.138° NNW
5 mins	2026-03-22 21:43:41.831Z	59.868° ENE	2026-03-22 21:45:41.831Z	98.667° ESE	22.609°	2026-03-22 21:48:41.831Z	147.376° SSE
6 mins	2026-03-22 23:19:41.831Z	337.33° NNW	2026-03-22 23:21:41.831Z	299.08° NW	25.632°	2026-03-22 23:25:41.831Z	232.909° WSW
5 mins	2026-03-23 08:40:41.831Z	97.578° ESE	2026-03-23 08:42:41.831Z	58.48° ENE	22.062°	2026-03-23 08:45:41.831Z	15.054° NNE

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41520

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T20:43:04.311Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)

NOAA 16 DEB Visibility forecast

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