NOAA 16 DEB, 41655

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41655 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

41655, 2000-055NU

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41655U 00055NU  25199.52943914  .00003334  00000-0  12101-2 0  9994
2 41655  98.7225 294.8829 0018159  48.0465 312.2263 14.33906691479460

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:42:23.541Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

167.70523°

Altitude

772.912 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 39m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

-4.71175°

Longitude

-12.5574°

Altitude

791.994 km

Speed

7.452 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 59m 34s

Apparent Declination

-32° 39' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:24:20

Azimuth

254.447° W

Elevation

-35.425°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

788.834 km

Perigee altitude

762.852 km

Semi-major axis

7,153.98 km

Eccentricity

0.00182

Inclination

98.7225°

RAAN

294.8829°

Arg. of periapsis

48.0465°

True anomaly

312.07198°

Mean anomaly

312.2263°

Eccentric anomaly

312.14916°

Mean motion

3.58692 °/min

Orbital period

100.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0012101

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

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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 05:35:42.053Z	125.061° SE	2025-07-19 05:38:42.053Z	80.251° E	28.517°	2025-07-19 05:42:42.053Z	11.406° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 07:15:42.053Z	219.69° SW	2025-07-19 07:18:42.053Z	269.96° W	24.322°	2025-07-19 07:21:42.053Z	314.271° NW
9 mins	2025-07-19 19:25:42.053Z	10.044° NNE	2025-07-19 19:29:42.053Z	299.567° NW	44.417°	2025-07-19 19:34:42.053Z	199.933° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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