NOAA 16 DEB, 42426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42426 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

42426, 2000-055TW

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42426U 00055TW  25104.79349421  .00005812  00000-0  26283-2 0  9998
2 42426  98.6057 132.3839 0010634 317.4280  42.6073 14.22361982447288

Epoch: 2025-04-14T19:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-14T19:02:37.899Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

3.52264°

Altitude

814.668 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 49m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-66.72854°

Longitude

47.8979°

Altitude

836.28 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 34m 56s

Apparent Declination

-73° 21' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:20:10

Azimuth

195.272° SSW

Elevation

-52.9°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

822.175 km

Perigee altitude

806.878 km

Semi-major axis

7,192.663 km

Eccentricity

0.0010634

Inclination

98.6057°

RAAN

132.3839°

Arg. of periapsis

317.428°

True anomaly

42.68987°

Mean anomaly

42.6073°

Eccentric anomaly

42.64858°

Mean motion

3.55802 °/min

BSTAR

0.0026283

Orbital period

101.18 mins

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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	2025-05-09 13:51:23.084Z	38.242° NE	2025-05-09 13:55:23.084Z	94.944° ESE	27.427°	2025-05-09 13:59:23.084Z	153.632° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-09 15:32:23.084Z	341.96° N	2025-05-09 15:35:23.084Z	292.634° NW	27.952°	2025-05-09 15:39:23.084Z	235.03° WSW
8 mins	2025-05-10 01:13:23.084Z	133.336° SE	2025-05-10 01:16:23.084Z	73.605° E	36.423°	2025-05-10 01:21:23.084Z	359.054° N
6 mins	2025-05-10 02:54:23.084Z	234.221° WSW	2025-05-10 02:56:23.084Z	261.994° W	19.6°	2025-05-10 03:00:23.084Z	312.806° NW

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