NOAA 16 DEB, 42374

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42374 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

42374, 2000-055RS

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

18 hours 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 18 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42374U 00055RS  25192.54931557  .00011578  00000-0  26846-2 0  9998
2 42374  98.8616 312.8211 0008002  23.1143 337.0411 14.55180011478815

Epoch: 2025-07-11T13:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T13:11:00.865Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-174.63215°

Altitude

706.516 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 51m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.28797°

Longitude

-159.30765°

Altitude

730.257 km

Speed

7.489 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 06m 10s

Apparent Declination

-73° 44' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:25:07

Azimuth

160.993° S

Elevation

-49.007°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

711.568 km

Perigee altitude

700.231 km

Semi-major axis

7,084.036 km

Eccentricity

0.0008

Inclination

98.8616°

RAAN

312.8211°

Arg. of periapsis

23.1143°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

337.0411°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.64017 °/min

Orbital period

98.9 mins

BSTAR

0.0026846

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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	2025-07-12 07:27:51.850Z	138.029° SSE	2025-07-12 07:31:51.850Z	65.861° ENE	34.067°	2025-07-12 07:35:51.850Z	1.702° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-12 09:07:51.850Z	237.464° WSW	2025-07-12 09:09:51.850Z	268.751° W	17.944°	2025-07-12 09:12:51.850Z	309.466° NW
9 mins	2025-07-12 21:05:51.850Z	10.397° NNE	2025-07-12 21:10:51.850Z	238.667° WSW	43.374°	2025-07-12 21:14:51.850Z	200.937° SSW

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