NOAA 16 DEB, 42427

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42427 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

42427, 2000-055TX

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 week 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 week ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42427U 00055TX  25191.85271791  .00007167  00000-0  11334-2 0  9992
2 42427  98.9047  63.8143 0038633 189.7262 170.3199 14.72143864467356

Epoch: 2025-07-10T20:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T20:27:54.827Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-172.17719°

Altitude

684.001 km

Speed

7.5 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 15m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

69.32275°

Longitude

41.08224°

Altitude

650.432 km

Speed

7.547 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 12m 06s

Apparent Declination

23° 02' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:51:41

Azimuth

24.864° NE

Elevation

-22.898°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

678.488 km

Perigee altitude

624.174 km

Semi-major axis

7,029.468 km

Eccentricity

0.00386

Inclination

98.9047°

RAAN

63.8143°

Arg. of periapsis

189.7262°

True anomaly

170.39399°

Mean anomaly

170.3199°

Eccentric anomaly

170.35698°

Mean motion

3.68264 °/min

Orbital period

97.76 mins

BSTAR

0.0011334

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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	2025-07-19 04:03:08.154Z	32.674° NE	2025-07-19 04:06:08.154Z	92.437° ESE	34.609°	2025-07-19 04:10:08.154Z	171.46° S
4 mins	2025-07-19 05:41:08.154Z	320.268° NNW	2025-07-19 05:43:08.154Z	287.711° WNW	15.743°	2025-07-19 05:45:08.154Z	259.308° W
6 mins	2025-07-19 15:02:08.154Z	130.996° SE	2025-07-19 15:05:08.154Z	52.594° ENE	34.01°	2025-07-19 15:08:08.154Z	3.565° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-19 16:40:08.154Z	244.356° WSW	2025-07-19 16:41:08.154Z	259.877° W	16.355°	2025-07-19 16:44:08.154Z	303.611° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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