NOAA 17 DEB, 48702

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48702 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

48702, 2002-032AK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48702U 02032AK  25177.84424262  .00009869  00000-0  20618-2 0  9993
2 48702  98.6568 143.9401 0006027 186.3091 173.8033 14.60049666224634

Epoch: 2025-06-26T20:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-26T20:15:42.562Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-75.19287°

Altitude

700.222 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 35m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-32.24069°

Longitude

99.94068°

Altitude

701.328 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 19m 36s

Apparent Declination

-80° 34' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:46:02

Azimuth

186.628° SSW

Elevation

-32.146°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

694.376 km

Perigee altitude

685.856 km

Semi-major axis

7,068.253 km

Eccentricity

0.0006

Inclination

98.6568°

RAAN

143.9401°

Arg. of periapsis

186.3091°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

173.8033°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.65237 °/min

Orbital period

98.57 mins

BSTAR

0.0020618

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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.
6 mins	2025-06-27 11:38:21.898Z	338.283° N	2025-06-27 11:41:21.898Z	288.916° WNW	22.263°	2025-06-27 11:44:21.898Z	244.311° WSW
6 mins	2025-06-27 21:05:21.898Z	119.027° SE	2025-06-27 21:07:21.898Z	77.832° E	30.143°	2025-06-27 21:11:21.898Z	7.274° NNE
5 mins	2025-06-27 22:43:21.898Z	233.384° WSW	2025-06-27 22:45:21.898Z	268.014° W	20.732°	2025-06-27 22:48:21.898Z	311.973° NW

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