NOAA 16 DEB, 42351

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42351 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

42351, 2000-055QT

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42351U 00055QT  25195.61344999  .00006032  00000-0  14354-2 0  9992
2 42351  98.6851 313.5296 0033857 253.8218 105.9250 14.53859371484248

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:43:22.079Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

159.9678°

Altitude

722.697 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 54m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.58351°

Longitude

-19.2566°

Altitude

706.861 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 08m 43s

Apparent Declination

-59° 59' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:53:20

Azimuth

199.968° SSW

Elevation

-15.477°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

734.182 km

Perigee altitude

686.185 km

Semi-major axis

7,088.321 km

Eccentricity

0.00339

Inclination

98.6851°

RAAN

313.5296°

Arg. of periapsis

253.8218°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

105.925°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.63687 °/min

Orbital period

98.99 mins

BSTAR

0.0014354

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-16 06:31:54.946Z	96.002° ESE	2025-07-16 06:34:54.946Z	56.906° ENE	15.078°	2025-07-16 06:36:54.946Z	31.277° NE
7 mins	2025-07-16 08:08:54.946Z	184.27° SSW	2025-07-16 08:11:54.946Z	258.369° W	41.15°	2025-07-16 08:15:54.946Z	336.815° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-16 20:10:54.946Z	44.215° NE	2025-07-16 20:13:54.946Z	104.875° ESE	29.811°	2025-07-16 20:17:54.946Z	163.291° S

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