NOAA 17 DEB, 48755

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48755 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

48755, 2002-032CQ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48755U 02032CQ  25198.25481917  .00016806  00000-0  23297-2 0  9994
2 48755  98.7160 206.6559 0015381 260.7927  99.1542 14.77964311227077

Epoch: 2025-07-17T06:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T06:06:56.376Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

179.59773°

Altitude

640.483 km

Speed

7.537 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 46m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.11809°

Longitude

174.00362°

Altitude

648.999 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 59m 21s

Apparent Declination

1° 29' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:46:30

Azimuth

289.099° WNW

Elevation

-19.2°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

643.623 km

Perigee altitude

622.056 km

Semi-major axis

7,010.976 km

Eccentricity

0.00154

Inclination

98.716°

RAAN

206.6559°

Arg. of periapsis

260.7927°

True anomaly

99.32815°

Mean anomaly

99.1542°

Eccentric anomaly

99.24118°

Mean motion

3.69722 °/min

Orbital period

97.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0023297

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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	2025-07-18 13:32:55.506Z	12.853° NNE	2025-07-18 13:36:55.506Z	342.062° N	44.888°	2025-07-18 13:40:55.506Z	196.004° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-19 00:29:55.506Z	159.889° S	2025-07-19 00:32:55.506Z	21.053° NNE	43.981°	2025-07-19 00:36:55.506Z	348.687° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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