NOAA 17 DEB, 48706

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48706 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

48706, 2002-032AP

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48706U 02032AP  25176.56933075  .00004079  00000-0  17939-2 0  9992
2 48706  98.9212 120.0787 0107301  88.0858 273.2603 14.20992253216472

Epoch: 2025-06-25T13:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T13:39:50.176Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

1.17063°

Altitude

821.341 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 00m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.17321°

Longitude

-177.84141°

Altitude

843.195 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 12m 55s

Apparent Declination

-40° 28' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:32:07

Azimuth

238.913° WSW

Elevation

-27.734°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

896.394 km

Perigee altitude

741.938 km

Semi-major axis

7,197.303 km

Eccentricity

0.01073

Inclination

98.9212°

RAAN

120.0787°

Arg. of periapsis

88.0858°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.2603°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55458 °/min

Orbital period

101.28 mins

BSTAR

0.0017939

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-27 19:51:10.133Z	150.506° SSE	2025-06-27 19:56:10.133Z	61.154° ENE	40.533°	2025-06-27 20:00:10.133Z	355.861° N
6 mins	2025-06-28 08:11:10.133Z	60.343° ENE	2025-06-28 08:13:10.133Z	91.383° ESE	21.57°	2025-06-28 08:17:10.133Z	145.386° SSE
8 mins	2025-06-28 09:50:10.133Z	351.029° N	2025-06-28 09:53:10.133Z	302.582° NW	31.995°	2025-06-28 09:58:10.133Z	223.779° SW

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