NOAA 17 DEB, 48724

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48724 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

48724, 2002-032BH

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48724U 02032BH  25214.00296384  .00009363  00000-0  16682-2 0  9994
2 48724  98.7710 228.3661 0026357 212.0329 147.9272 14.67057611230857

Epoch: 2025-08-02T00:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T00:04:16.075Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-83.54625°

Altitude

689.213 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 13m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-27.22096°

Longitude

-78.65966°

Altitude

690.366 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 08m 38s

Apparent Declination

-41° 19' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:52:03

Azimuth

251.391° W

Elevation

-53.177°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

686.146 km

Perigee altitude

649.006 km

Semi-major axis

7,045.713 km

Eccentricity

0.00264

Inclination

98.771°

RAAN

228.3661°

Arg. of periapsis

212.0329°

True anomaly

148.08713°

Mean anomaly

147.9272°

Eccentric anomaly

148.00721°

Mean motion

3.66991 °/min

Orbital period

98.09 mins

BSTAR

0.0016682

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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	2025-08-02 13:43:49.329Z	19.333° NNE	2025-08-02 13:47:49.329Z	66.362° ENE	41.499°	2025-08-02 13:51:49.329Z	183.338° SSW
7 mins	2025-08-03 00:45:49.329Z	150.835° SSE	2025-08-03 00:48:49.329Z	63.363° ENE	42.54°	2025-08-03 00:52:49.329Z	352.964° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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