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  25183.90000275  .00010401  00000-0  16464-2 0  9990
2 42427  98.9045  55.1107 0038285 215.6448 144.2199 14.71979048466209

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:36:00.237Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

169.93524°

Altitude

679.619 km

Speed

7.505 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 40m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.90434°

Longitude

-171.52413°

Altitude

687.033 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 14m 50s

Apparent Declination

-48° 38' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:35:54

Azimuth

121.032° SE

Elevation

-63.561°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

678.771 km

Perigee altitude

624.942 km

Semi-major axis

7,029.993 km

Eccentricity

0.00383

Inclination

98.9045°

RAAN

55.1107°

Arg. of periapsis

215.6448°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

144.2199°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.68223 °/min

Orbital period

97.77 mins

BSTAR

0.0016464

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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	2025-07-11 14:33:13.464Z	118.115° SE	2025-07-11 14:36:13.464Z	73.274° E	23.082°	2025-07-11 14:40:13.464Z	12.279° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-11 16:10:13.464Z	209.565° SW	2025-07-11 16:13:13.464Z	266.61° W	27.262°	2025-07-11 16:16:13.464Z	318.112° NNW
6 mins	2025-07-12 04:03:13.464Z	35.613° NE	2025-07-12 04:06:13.464Z	118.922° SE	35.587°	2025-07-12 04:09:13.464Z	171.476° S

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