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

22 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 22 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41655U 00055NU  25187.03859297  .00003502  00000-0  12716-2 0  9996
2 41655  98.7227 282.2875 0019536  83.2162 277.1244 14.33824615477673

Epoch: 2025-07-06T00:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T00:55:34.432Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-15.87398°

Altitude

780.201 km

Speed

7.465 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 49m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.25833°

Longitude

-15.91725°

Altitude

777.443 km

Speed

7.468 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 22m 43s

Apparent Declination

-17° 23' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:43:51

Azimuth

63.842° ENE

Elevation

-52.115°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

790.092 km

Perigee altitude

762.139 km

Semi-major axis

7,154.253 km

Eccentricity

0.00195

Inclination

98.7227°

RAAN

282.2875°

Arg. of periapsis

83.2162°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

277.1244°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.58671 °/min

Orbital period

100.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0012716

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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	2025-07-07 05:31:40.189Z	128.47° SE	2025-07-07 05:35:40.189Z	73.347° E	27.954°	2025-07-07 05:39:40.189Z	10.391° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-07 07:12:40.189Z	221.415° SW	2025-07-07 07:14:40.189Z	254.749° W	25.193°	2025-07-07 07:18:40.189Z	317.519° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-07 19:21:40.189Z	11.597° NNE	2025-07-07 19:26:40.189Z	248.019° W	44.61°	2025-07-07 19:30:40.189Z	198.681° SSW

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