NOAA 16 DEB, 42387

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42387 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

42387, 2000-055SF

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 42387U 00055SF  25183.02560419  .00005598  00000-0  18652-2 0  9991
2 42387  98.8243 297.2463 0014885 188.6686 171.4245 14.37926404485227

Epoch: 2025-07-02T00:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T00:36:52.202Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

7.71617°

Altitude

778.81 km

Speed

7.459 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 48m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.307°

Longitude

-169.5857°

Altitude

757.226 km

Speed

7.482 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 00m 08s

Apparent Declination

-14° 26' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:33:18

Azimuth

317.147° NNW

Elevation

-58.219°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

773.127 km

Perigee altitude

751.869 km

Semi-major axis

7,140.635 km

Eccentricity

0.00149

Inclination

98.8243°

RAAN

297.2463°

Arg. of periapsis

188.6686°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

171.4245°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59698 °/min

Orbital period

100.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0018652

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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	2025-07-03 06:48:44.050Z	126.4° SE	2025-07-03 06:52:44.050Z	63.032° ENE	28.647°	2025-07-03 06:56:44.050Z	7.157° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-03 08:28:44.050Z	218.719° SW	2025-07-03 08:31:44.050Z	269.7° W	25.07°	2025-07-03 08:35:44.050Z	322.188° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-03 20:37:44.050Z	11.95° NNE	2025-07-03 20:40:44.050Z	334.157° NNW	44.784°	2025-07-03 20:45:44.050Z	197.117° SSW

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