DECAYED

NOAA 17 DEB, 48612 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48612 was 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

48612, 2002-032AD

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

4 months ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed 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 4 months ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48612U 02032AD  25053.54763246  .04211581  00000-0  21162-1 0  9995
2 48612  98.6529  83.9851 0009657 194.5650 165.5336 15.78152307206638

Epoch: 2025-02-22T13:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-22T13:08:35.444Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

94.14441°

Altitude

345.085 km

Speed

7.698 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 35m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

No trajectory is available.

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

339.104 km

Perigee altitude

326.143 km

Semi-major axis

6,710.761 km

Eccentricity

0.00097

Inclination

98.6529°

RAAN

83.9851°

Arg. of periapsis

194.565°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

165.5336°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.94808 °/min

Orbital period

91.18 mins

BSTAR

0.021162

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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.
5 mins	2025-06-27 12:36:55.531Z	338.803° N	2025-06-27 12:37:55.531Z	304.807° NW	43.179°	2025-06-27 12:41:55.531Z	189.971° SSW
6 mins	2025-06-27 13:14:55.531Z	202.915° SW	2025-06-27 13:17:55.531Z	283.721° WNW	42.175°	2025-06-27 13:20:55.531Z	2.486° NNE
5 mins	2025-06-27 17:59:55.531Z	58.741° ENE	2025-06-27 18:01:55.531Z	9.919° NNE	27.736°	2025-06-27 18:04:55.531Z	308.011° NW
5 mins	2025-06-27 18:38:55.531Z	342.398° N	2025-06-27 18:40:55.531Z	29.781° NE	29.393°	2025-06-27 18:43:55.531Z	103.51° ESE
5 mins	2025-06-27 23:20:55.531Z	172.598° S	2025-06-27 23:22:55.531Z	57.113° ENE	44.488°	2025-06-27 23:25:55.531Z	8.156° NNE
6 mins	2025-06-27 23:58:55.531Z	10.754° NNE	2025-06-28 00:01:55.531Z	57.388° ENE	44.987°	2025-06-28 00:04:55.531Z	190.418° SSW
4 mins	2025-06-28 04:37:55.531Z	301.904° NW	2025-06-28 04:38:55.531Z	339.431° N	37.713°	2025-06-28 04:41:55.531Z	58.632° ENE
6 mins	2025-06-28 04:58:55.531Z	268.719° W	2025-06-28 05:01:55.531Z	272.618° WNW	16.508°	2025-06-28 05:04:55.531Z	269.483° W
4 mins	2025-06-28 05:22:55.531Z	41.808° NE	2025-06-28 05:23:55.531Z	11.664° NNE	36.359°	2025-06-28 05:26:55.531Z	280.546° WNW
5 mins	2025-06-28 09:56:55.531Z	349.773° N	2025-06-28 09:58:55.531Z	86.836° E	44.072°	2025-06-28 10:01:55.531Z	152.366° SSE
4 mins	2025-06-28 10:38:55.531Z	155.7° SSE	2025-06-28 10:40:55.531Z	34.068° NE	44.73°	2025-06-28 10:42:55.531Z	347.672° N

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