DECAYED

NOAA 16 DEB, 42424 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42424 was 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

42424, 2000-055TU

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

2 months ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed 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 2 months ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42424U 00055TU  25078.05546940  .07665119  00000-0  55029-1 0  9998
2 42424  98.9227 295.2739 0009262 313.1887  46.8595 15.68477613465350

Epoch: 2025-03-19T01:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-03-19T01:19:52.556Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

98.45583°

Altitude

362.095 km

Speed

7.694 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 41m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

No trajectory is available.

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No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

366.471 km

Perigee altitude

353.989 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.367 km

Eccentricity

0.00093

Inclination

98.9227°

RAAN

295.2739°

Arg. of periapsis

313.1887°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

46.8595°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.92384 °/min

Orbital period

91.75 mins

BSTAR

0.055029

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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.
4 mins	2025-06-01 02:00:22.811Z	272.034° WNW	2025-06-01 02:02:22.811Z	328.641° NNW	27.257°	2025-06-01 02:04:22.811Z	37.185° NE
8 mins	2025-06-01 05:22:22.811Z	121.43° SE	2025-06-01 05:25:22.811Z	51.517° ENE	36.605°	2025-06-01 05:30:22.811Z	347.07° N
8 mins	2025-06-01 05:42:22.811Z	353.949° N	2025-06-01 05:47:22.811Z	76.069° E	38.185°	2025-06-01 05:50:22.811Z	142.367° SSE
4 mins	2025-06-01 09:09:22.811Z	191.764° SSW	2025-06-01 09:10:22.811Z	8.093° NNE	44.952°	2025-06-01 09:13:22.811Z	12.113° NNE
4 mins	2025-06-01 09:42:22.811Z	11.13° NNE	2025-06-01 09:44:22.811Z	255.426° W	44.745°	2025-06-01 09:46:22.811Z	201.492° SSW
5 mins	2025-06-01 13:00:22.811Z	272.938° WNW	2025-06-01 13:02:22.811Z	342.421° N	38.664°	2025-06-01 13:05:22.811Z	47.164° ENE
5 mins	2025-06-01 13:29:22.811Z	42.862° NE	2025-06-01 13:32:22.811Z	321.396° NNW	37.49°	2025-06-01 13:34:22.811Z	267.215° W
5 mins	2025-06-01 16:50:22.811Z	349.654° N	2025-06-01 16:51:22.811Z	21.873° NNE	39.701°	2025-06-01 16:55:22.811Z	116.377° SE
5 mins	2025-06-01 17:16:22.811Z	112.902° SE	2025-06-01 17:19:22.811Z	30.011° NE	40.885°	2025-06-01 17:21:22.811Z	335.354° NNW
22 mins	2025-06-01 20:42:22.811Z	347.712° N	2025-06-01 20:46:22.811Z	229.634° WSW	44.743°	2025-06-01 21:04:22.811Z	354.384° N
23 mins	2025-06-02 00:27:22.811Z	1.438° NNE	2025-06-02 00:30:22.811Z	310.636° NW	34.254°	2025-06-02 00:50:22.811Z	29.865° NE

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