NOAA 16 DEB, 42406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42406 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

42406, 2000-055TA

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (26 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42406U 00055TA  26292.93546297  .00000842  00000-0  41239-3 0  9998
2 42406  98.5584 345.0212 0015416 315.5474  44.4465 14.20410074546724

Epoch: 2026-10-19T22:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-19T22:27:04.000Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-20.15174°

Altitude

818.967 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 00m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:33:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

832.216 km

Perigee altitude

810.019 km

Semi-major axis

7,199.254 km

Eccentricity

0.00154

Inclination

98.5584°

RAAN

345.0212°

Arg. of periapsis

315.5474°

True anomaly

44.57037°

Mean anomaly

44.4465°

Eccentric anomaly

44.50842°

Mean motion

3.55314 °/min

Orbital period

101.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00041239

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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	2026-10-23 16:38:56.878Z	8.781° NNE	2026-10-23 16:42:56.878Z	232.094° WSW	71.577°	2026-10-23 16:46:56.878Z	200.502° SSW
6 mins	2026-10-24 02:21:56.878Z	98.397° ESE	2026-10-24 02:24:56.878Z	56.945° ENE	20.576°	2026-10-24 02:27:56.878Z	20.729° NNE
8 mins	2026-10-24 04:00:56.878Z	192.009° SSW	2026-10-24 04:03:56.878Z	246.816° WSW	51.075°	2026-10-24 04:08:56.878Z	334.542° NNW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 42406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-19T22:27:04.000Z)

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