NOAA 16 DEB, 42359

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42359 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

42359, 2000-055RB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42359U 00055RB  25201.67964612  .00004566  00000-0  14153-2 0  9991
2 42359  98.9592 357.3704 0017621  90.6254 269.6953 14.41576102482554

Epoch: 2025-07-20T16:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-20T16:18:41.424Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

173.99887°

Altitude

756.321 km

Speed

7.476 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 49m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.77101°

Longitude

-173.45868°

Altitude

746.973 km

Speed

7.492 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 04m 37s

Apparent Declination

4° 48' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:27:47

Azimuth

347.081° N

Elevation

-44.476°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

762.999 km

Perigee altitude

737.877 km

Semi-major axis

7,128.575 km

Eccentricity

0.00176

Inclination

98.9592°

RAAN

357.3704°

Arg. of periapsis

90.6254°

True anomaly

269.49338°

Mean anomaly

269.6953°

Eccentric anomaly

269.59434°

Mean motion

3.60611 °/min

Orbital period

99.83 mins

BSTAR

0.0014153

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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.
9 mins	2025-08-09 23:15:48.088Z	18.92° NNE	2025-08-09 23:19:48.088Z	63.692° ENE	42.732°	2025-08-09 23:24:48.088Z	187.23° SSW
8 mins	2025-08-10 10:28:48.088Z	166.949° S	2025-08-10 10:31:48.088Z	181.072° SSW	44.167°	2025-08-10 10:36:48.088Z	345.22° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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