NOAA 16 DEB, 42372

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42372 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

42372, 2000-055RQ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 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 2 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42372U 00055RQ  25198.24674353  .00003612  00000-0  14029-2 0  9997
2 42372  98.8571 309.6150 0010475 222.3739 137.6634 14.30499233479421

Epoch: 2025-07-17T05:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T05:55:18.64Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-74.52795°

Altitude

798.542 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 38m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-74.51156°

Longitude

73.22005°

Altitude

811.381 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 40m 05s

Apparent Declination

-64° 58' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:12:06

Azimuth

199.674° SSW

Elevation

-61.922°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

794.72 km

Perigee altitude

779.709 km

Semi-major axis

7,165.351 km

Eccentricity

0.00105

Inclination

98.8571°

RAAN

309.615°

Arg. of periapsis

222.3739°

True anomaly

137.74416°

Mean anomaly

137.6634°

Eccentric anomaly

137.70379°

Mean motion

3.57838 °/min

Orbital period

100.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0014029

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)

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	2025-07-19 06:43:30.696Z	135.434° SSE	2025-07-19 06:48:30.696Z	59.949° ENE	31.76°	2025-07-19 06:52:30.696Z	4.375° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-19 08:24:30.696Z	218.588° SW	2025-07-19 08:27:30.696Z	261.356° W	22.83°	2025-07-19 08:31:30.696Z	316.351° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-19 20:37:30.696Z	4.828° NNE	2025-07-19 20:40:30.696Z	312.527° NW	42.557°	2025-07-19 20:45:30.696Z	205.174° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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