DECAYED

NOAA 17 DEB, 48759 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 17 DEB, 48759 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

48759, 2002-032CU

Orbit

Decayed

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2002-06-24 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 months ago

TLE from 8 months ago

0 NOAA 17 DEB
1 48759U 02032CU  25297.40066712  .02055618  00000-0  13967-1 0  9995
2 48759  98.7772   4.4750 0013892 269.9452  90.0215 15.71805620242858

Epoch: 2025-10-24T09:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-24T09:36:57.639Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-172.81127°

Altitude

356.87 km

Speed

7.695 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 17m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:28:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.047 km

Perigee altitude

341.351 km

Semi-major axis

6,728.836 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

98.7772°

RAAN

4.475°

Arg. of periapsis

269.9452°

True anomaly

90.18069°

Mean anomaly

90.0215°

Eccentric anomaly

90.1011°

Mean motion

3.93218 °/min

Orbital period

91.55 mins

BSTAR

0.013967

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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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 17:11:07.595Z	312.112° NW	2026-06-22 17:13:07.595Z	25.369° NE	36.841°	2026-06-22 17:15:07.595Z	84.227° E
5 mins	2026-06-22 17:25:07.595Z	313.756° NW	2026-06-22 17:27:07.595Z	7.161° NNE	37.319°	2026-06-22 17:30:07.595Z	84.626° E
11 mins	2026-06-22 17:44:07.595Z	311.909° NW	2026-06-22 17:48:07.595Z	15.01° NNE	37.884°	2026-06-22 17:55:07.595Z	104.38° ESE
10 mins	2026-06-22 18:42:07.595Z	109.915° ESE	2026-06-22 18:47:07.595Z	44.657° NE	39.959°	2026-06-22 18:52:07.595Z	324.423° NNW
5 mins	2026-06-22 19:06:07.595Z	110.155° ESE	2026-06-22 19:08:07.595Z	58.953° ENE	40.554°	2026-06-22 19:11:07.595Z	331.689° NNW
4 mins	2026-06-23 07:16:07.595Z	102.249° ESE	2026-06-23 07:17:07.595Z	68.963° E	35.684°	2026-06-23 07:20:07.595Z	343.5° N
6 mins	2026-06-23 07:31:07.595Z	115.759° SE	2026-06-23 07:33:07.595Z	66.172° ENE	37.032°	2026-06-23 07:37:07.595Z	345.528° N
51 mins	2026-06-23 07:53:07.595Z	138.901° SSE	2026-06-23 08:36:07.595Z	74.95° E	40.964°	2026-06-23 08:44:07.595Z	160.386° S
6 mins	2026-06-23 09:00:07.595Z	10.76° NNE	2026-06-23 09:03:07.595Z	99.566° ESE	41.956°	2026-06-23 09:06:07.595Z	161.866° S
4 mins	2026-06-23 09:17:07.595Z	19.41° NNE	2026-06-23 09:18:07.595Z	55.09° ENE	42.313°	2026-06-23 09:21:07.595Z	165.434° S

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NOAA 17 DEB, 48759 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-24T09:36:57.639Z)

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Other satellites on launch #32 in the year 2002 (2002-06-24 UTC)

NOAA 17 DEB Visibility forecast

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