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

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 weeks ago

TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42426U 00055TW  26080.29430664  .00003375  00000-0  14543-2 0  9995
2 42426  98.5832 105.2601 0013272  51.9739 308.2636 14.25147360495749

Epoch: 2026-03-21T07:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T07:03:48.093Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-179.50736°

Altitude

805.023 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 01m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

04:24:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

814.677 km

Perigee altitude

795.609 km

Semi-major axis

7,183.28 km

Eccentricity

0.00133

Inclination

98.5832°

RAAN

105.2601°

Arg. of periapsis

51.9739°

True anomaly

308.14406°

Mean anomaly

308.2636°

Eccentric anomaly

308.20384°

Mean motion

3.565 °/min

Orbital period

100.98 mins

BSTAR

0.0014543

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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.
9 mins	2026-04-09 01:03:01.526Z	144.044° SSE	2026-04-09 01:08:01.526Z	66.216° ENE	36.923°	2026-04-09 01:12:01.526Z	1.245° NNE
5 mins	2026-04-09 02:46:01.526Z	239.259° WSW	2026-04-09 02:48:01.526Z	267.846° W	18.521°	2026-04-09 02:51:01.526Z	306.846° NW
6 mins	2026-04-09 13:21:01.526Z	59.276° ENE	2026-04-09 13:23:01.526Z	85.882° E	18.71°	2026-04-09 13:27:01.526Z	137.131° SSE
8 mins	2026-04-09 15:00:01.526Z	355.68° N	2026-04-09 15:04:01.526Z	271.662° WNW	36.519°	2026-04-09 15:08:01.526Z	217.565° SW

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NOAA 16 DEB, 42426

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T07:03:48.093Z)

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