NOAA 16 DEB, 42348

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42348 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Sep 2000 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

42348, 2000-055QQ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 days ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (25 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 4 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42348U 00055QQ  25182.68635640  .00002512  00000-0  13377-2 0  9990
2 42348  98.7883 174.7469 0056524 199.1847 160.7197 14.13465489479696

Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T16:28:21.192Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

7.68037°

Altitude

889.024 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 38m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-57.09823°

Longitude

177.93918°

Altitude

843.346 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 23m 14s

Apparent Declination

-54° 17' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:21:21

Azimuth

224.621° SW

Elevation

-65.076°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

885.534 km

Perigee altitude

803.882 km

Semi-major axis

7,222.845 km

Eccentricity

0.00565

Inclination

98.7883°

RAAN

174.7469°

Arg. of periapsis

199.1847°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

160.7197°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.53574 °/min

Orbital period

101.82 mins

BSTAR

0.0013377

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41070 (Decayed)

NOAA 16 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	2025-07-05 22:32:49.139Z	122.953° SE	2025-07-05 22:36:49.139Z	68.266° E	28.042°	2025-07-05 22:40:49.139Z	11.692° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-06 00:13:49.139Z	207.57° SW	2025-07-06 00:17:49.139Z	272.423° WNW	29.412°	2025-07-06 00:21:49.139Z	324.242° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-06 12:35:49.139Z	7.04° NNE	2025-07-06 12:39:49.139Z	243.824° WSW	42.873°	2025-07-06 12:43:49.139Z	203.294° SW

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