NOAA 16 DEB, 42401

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42401 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

42401, 2000-055SV

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42401U 00055SV  25216.54799226  .00005821  00000-0  13961-2 0  9999
2 42401  98.9730  65.5109 0046478 286.6054  73.0038 14.53218039492333

Epoch: 2025-08-04T13:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T13:09:06.531Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-85.12018°

Altitude

708.61 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 22m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.82789°

Longitude

97.75669°

Altitude

731.553 km

Speed

7.483 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 15m 04s

Apparent Declination

-13° 34' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:21:07

Azimuth

308.455° NW

Elevation

-53.694°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

745.24 km

Perigee altitude

679.33 km

Semi-major axis

7,090.422 km

Eccentricity

0.00465

Inclination

98.973°

RAAN

65.5109°

Arg. of periapsis

286.6054°

True anomaly

73.514°

Mean anomaly

73.0038°

Eccentric anomaly

73.25881°

Mean motion

3.63526 °/min

Orbital period

99.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0013961

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-05 14:04:31.531Z	174.622° S	2025-08-05 14:07:31.531Z	279.804° WNW	43.875°	2025-08-05 14:11:31.531Z	341.721° N
7 mins	2025-08-06 02:06:31.531Z	47.938° ENE	2025-08-06 02:09:31.531Z	98.251° ESE	25.434°	2025-08-06 02:13:31.531Z	155.053° SSE
7 mins	2025-08-06 03:44:31.531Z	341.654° N	2025-08-06 03:47:31.531Z	287.054° WNW	27.385°	2025-08-06 03:51:31.531Z	231.754° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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