NOAA 16 DEB, 42428

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42428 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

42428, 2000-055TY

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 days 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 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42428U 00055TY  25179.58987683  .00001193  00000-0  50969-3 0  9994
2 42428  98.9342 309.6627 0025647 171.3355 188.8272 14.26764880440335

Epoch: 2025-06-28T14:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T14:09:25.358Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-179.61916°

Altitude

823.684 km

Speed

7.432 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 38m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-12.2331°

Longitude

-174.95929°

Altitude

826.223 km

Speed

7.43 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 53m 17s

Apparent Declination

-46° 22' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:41:05

Azimuth

127.659° SE

Elevation

-29.516°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

818.134 km

Perigee altitude

781.316 km

Semi-major axis

7,177.862 km

Eccentricity

0.00256

Inclination

98.9342°

RAAN

309.6627°

Arg. of periapsis

171.3355°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

188.8272°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56903 °/min

Orbital period

100.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00050969

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 07:55:21.850Z	133.291° SE	2025-07-01 08:00:21.850Z	56.149° ENE	30.973°	2025-07-01 08:04:21.850Z	4.244° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-01 09:36:21.850Z	216.808° SW	2025-07-01 09:39:21.850Z	259.496° W	23.825°	2025-07-01 09:43:21.850Z	316.113° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-01 21:51:21.850Z	4.953° NNE	2025-07-01 21:54:21.850Z	307.731° NW	42.828°	2025-07-01 21:59:21.850Z	204.861° SW

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