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

20 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 20 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41655U 00055NU  25188.50403578  .00003371  00000-0  12247-2 0  9999
2 41655  98.7231 283.7649 0019371  79.2485 281.0879 14.33835850477887

Epoch: 2025-07-07T12:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T12:05:48.691Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

176.59959°

Altitude

779.23 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 55m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

28.91649°

Longitude

172.61331°

Altitude

773.132 km

Speed

7.475 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 21m 45s

Apparent Declination

-12° 19' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:25:28

Azimuth

251.554° W

Elevation

2.598°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.937 km

Perigee altitude

762.22 km

Semi-major axis

7,154.215 km

Eccentricity

0.00194

Inclination

98.7231°

RAAN

283.7649°

Arg. of periapsis

79.2485°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

281.0879°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58674 °/min

Orbital period

100.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0012247

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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	2025-07-08 18:49:46.158Z	29.656° NE	2025-07-08 18:53:46.158Z	102.824° ESE	36.49°	2025-07-08 18:57:46.158Z	170.763° S
5 mins	2025-07-08 20:30:46.158Z	323.082° NNW	2025-07-08 20:32:46.158Z	292.655° NW	19.188°	2025-07-08 20:35:46.158Z	253.482° W
8 mins	2025-07-09 06:05:46.158Z	151.923° SSE	2025-07-09 06:09:46.158Z	47.574° ENE	42.048°	2025-07-09 06:13:46.158Z	353.342° N

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