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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42426U 00055TW  25182.85774745  .00002667  00000-0  12022-2 0  9993
2 42426  98.6036 208.6414 0015642  90.8052 269.4918 14.22963656458391

Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:35:09.379Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-20.29484°

Altitude

818.387 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 54m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-65.80852°

Longitude

141.48384°

Altitude

850.892 km

Speed

7.421 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 49m 00s

Apparent Declination

-58° 52' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:33:58

Azimuth

147.528° SSE

Elevation

-64.808°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

823.744 km

Perigee altitude

801.249 km

Semi-major axis

7,190.634 km

Eccentricity

0.00156

Inclination

98.6036°

RAAN

208.6414°

Arg. of periapsis

90.8052°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

269.4918°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55953 °/min

Orbital period

101.14 mins

BSTAR

0.0012022

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-03 13:41:23.641Z	45.398° ENE	2025-07-03 13:45:23.641Z	103.964° ESE	23.311°	2025-07-03 13:48:23.641Z	144.372° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-03 15:21:23.641Z	350.017° N	2025-07-03 15:25:23.641Z	279.471° WNW	31.033°	2025-07-03 15:29:23.641Z	226.617° WSW
8 mins	2025-07-04 01:02:23.641Z	130.139° SE	2025-07-04 01:06:23.641Z	58.438° ENE	32.027°	2025-07-04 01:10:23.641Z	4.24° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-04 02:43:23.641Z	224.72° SW	2025-07-04 02:46:23.641Z	270.892° WNW	22.533°	2025-07-04 02:49:23.641Z	312.079° NW

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