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

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 42428U 00055TY  25121.16889284  .00003086  00000-0  12951-2 0  9994
2 42428  98.9272 250.0657 0023537 345.7174  14.3338 14.26532156432001

Epoch: 2025-05-01T04:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T04:03:12.341Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-30.07945°

Altitude

789.885 km

Speed

7.467 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 40m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

33.80201°

Longitude

156.955°

Altitude

823.904 km

Speed

7.436 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 52m 02s

Apparent Declination

0° 33' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:58:58

Azimuth

303.848° NW

Elevation

-34.389°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

817.403 km

Perigee altitude

783.61 km

Semi-major axis

7,178.643 km

Eccentricity

0.0023537

Inclination

98.9272°

RAAN

250.0657°

Arg. of periapsis

345.7174°

True anomaly

14.40076°

Mean anomaly

14.3338°

Eccentric anomaly

14.36726°

Mean motion

3.56845 °/min

BSTAR

0.0012951

Orbital period

100.88 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-02 07:09:05.007Z	98.641° ESE	2025-05-02 07:12:05.007Z	61.933° ENE	16.306°	2025-05-02 07:15:05.007Z	25.169° NE
8 mins	2025-05-02 08:48:05.007Z	183.801° SSW	2025-05-02 08:51:05.007Z	246.118° WSW	41.186°	2025-05-02 08:56:05.007Z	338.296° N
8 mins	2025-05-02 21:03:05.007Z	31.445° NE	2025-05-02 21:07:05.007Z	117.936° SE	37.231°	2025-05-02 21:11:05.007Z	173.647° S
5 mins	2025-05-02 22:44:05.007Z	323.725° NNW	2025-05-02 22:46:05.007Z	294.401° NW	19.68°	2025-05-02 22:49:05.007Z	255.666° W

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