NOAA 17 DEB, 48611

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48611 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 24 Jun 2002 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

48611, 2002-032AC

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2002-06-24 (23 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 19 hours ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48611U 02032AC  25177.72138219  .00005655  00000-0  14330-2 0  9996
2 48611  98.7192 149.4459 0003602 232.3367 127.7500 14.51258317219811

Epoch: 2025-06-26T17:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-26T17:18:47.421Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-25.33622°

Altitude

726.065 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 57m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.39548°

Longitude

155.27285°

Altitude

722.97 km

Speed

7.495 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 26m 17s

Apparent Declination

-50° 57' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:43:51

Azimuth

216.395° SW

Elevation

-16.837°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

721.215 km

Perigee altitude

716.103 km

Semi-major axis

7,096.796 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

98.7192°

RAAN

149.4459°

Arg. of periapsis

232.3367°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

127.75°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.63036 °/min

Orbital period

99.16 mins

BSTAR

0.001433

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NOAA 17 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	2025-06-27 21:33:51.977Z	140.877° SSE	2025-06-27 21:37:51.977Z	82.107° E	34.668°	2025-06-27 21:41:51.977Z	3.742° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-27 23:14:51.977Z	242.081° WSW	2025-06-27 23:16:51.977Z	273.477° WNW	17.827°	2025-06-27 23:18:51.977Z	301.585° NW
8 mins	2025-06-28 11:15:51.977Z	5.572° NNE	2025-06-28 11:18:51.977Z	309.994° NW	42.82°	2025-06-28 11:23:51.977Z	203.623° SW

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