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

4 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 4 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42428U 00055TY  25195.57885536  .00001216  00000-0  51857-3 0  9998
2 42428  98.9356 325.9819 0026264 127.3133 233.0445 14.26811280442610

Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:53:33.103Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-175.09172°

Altitude

816.698 km

Speed

7.439 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 43m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-74.23219°

Longitude

-24.2382°

Altitude

844.339 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 48m 36s

Apparent Declination

-67° 45' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:51

Azimuth

197.317° SSW

Elevation

-59.287°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

818.421 km

Perigee altitude

780.718 km

Semi-major axis

7,177.707 km

Eccentricity

0.00263

Inclination

98.9356°

RAAN

325.9819°

Arg. of periapsis

127.3133°

True anomaly

232.80447°

Mean anomaly

233.0445°

Eccentric anomaly

232.92444°

Mean motion

3.56915 °/min

Orbital period

100.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00051857

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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	2025-07-19 08:27:15.018Z	154.857° SSE	2025-07-19 08:32:15.018Z	36.493° NE	42.237°	2025-07-19 08:36:15.018Z	352.097° N
6 mins	2025-07-19 20:44:15.018Z	56.822° ENE	2025-07-19 20:46:15.018Z	88.127° E	23.117°	2025-07-19 20:50:15.018Z	146.406° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-19 22:23:15.018Z	347.19° N	2025-07-19 22:26:15.018Z	295.045° NW	30.845°	2025-07-19 22:30:15.018Z	230.245° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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