NOAA 16 DEB, 41536

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41536 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

41536, 2000-055NL

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 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.074 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41536U 00055NL  26317.09547202  .00004255  00000-0  14230-2 0  9995
2 41536  98.7407  63.5376 0012232 114.1594 246.0873 14.37897226560854

Epoch: 2026-11-13T02:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T02:17:28.782Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-23.05186°

Altitude

771.944 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 14m 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

08:53:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

771.325 km

Perigee altitude

753.856 km

Semi-major axis

7,140.728 km

Eccentricity

0.00122

Inclination

98.7407°

RAAN

63.5376°

Arg. of periapsis

114.1594°

True anomaly

245.95924°

Mean anomaly

246.0873°

Eccentric anomaly

246.02326°

Mean motion

3.59691 °/min

Orbital period

100.09 mins

BSTAR

0.001423

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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.
5 mins	2026-11-14 18:59:08.421Z	58.499° ENE	2026-11-14 19:02:08.421Z	99.171° ESE	17.389°	2026-11-14 19:04:08.421Z	125.535° SE
8 mins	2026-11-14 20:37:08.421Z	359.172° N	2026-11-14 20:41:08.421Z	279.803° WNW	50.807°	2026-11-14 20:45:08.421Z	215.969° SW
6 mins	2026-11-15 06:13:08.421Z	109.497° ESE	2026-11-15 06:16:08.421Z	64.011° ENE	24.593°	2026-11-15 06:19:08.421Z	20.204° NNE
8 mins	2026-11-15 07:51:08.421Z	199.413° SSW	2026-11-15 07:55:08.421Z	271.877° WNW	37.707°	2026-11-15 07:59:08.421Z	328.272° NNW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41536

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-13T02:17:28.782Z)

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