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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42401U 00055SV  25195.54614181  .00004780  00000-0  11537-2 0  9991
2 42401  98.9745  43.0431 0048614 350.5226   9.5046 14.52961002489281

Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:06:26.652Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-86.22141°

Altitude

684.928 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 52m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.5649°

Longitude

88.79336°

Altitude

753.326 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 21m 43s

Apparent Declination

-47° 01' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:12:37

Azimuth

119.603° SE

Elevation

-48.473°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

747.595 km

Perigee altitude

678.648 km

Semi-major axis

7,091.259 km

Eccentricity

0.00486

Inclination

98.9745°

RAAN

43.0431°

Arg. of periapsis

350.5226°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

9.5046°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.63461 °/min

Orbital period

99.05 mins

BSTAR

0.0011537

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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	2025-07-15 02:54:14.641Z	10.69° NNE	2025-07-15 02:58:14.641Z	248.198° W	44.341°	2025-07-15 03:02:14.641Z	199.916° SSW
8 mins	2025-07-15 14:01:14.641Z	177.049° S	2025-07-15 14:05:14.641Z	292.552° NW	41.51°	2025-07-15 14:09:14.641Z	340.066° N

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