NOAA 16 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NOAA 16 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

9215

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 16 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: NOAA 16 DEB

International designator: 2000-055DU

Object number (NORAD): 41215

Object ID (CCSDS): 41215

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.485 minutes

Inclination: 98.8071 deg

SMA: 7112.098 km

Apoapsis: 750.021 km

Periapsis: 717.905 km

RAAN: 115.6487 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00225791

Argument of periapsis: 274.5864 deg

Mean anomaly: 85.2749 deg

Mean motion: 14.47458644 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00013744 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0037369653 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:30 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 16 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 41215U 00055DU 25346.81289065 .00013744 00000-0 37370-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 41215 98.8071 115.6487 0022579 274.5864 85.2749 14.47458644520505

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 16 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NOAA 16 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-08-06 04:15:05 0.0001328374 13.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-02 09:36:55 0.0001593359 911.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-12-17 16:38:48 0.0001523449 296.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The NOAA K, L and M POES satellites begin the fifth generation of improved environmental monitoring in support of NOAA missions. The instrument payload has significant improvements and additions/deletions. The instrument changes have effected the spacecraft subsystems and data formats.

NOAA 16 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan II SLV | NOAA 16’, on board a Titan II SLV space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 21, 2000, 10:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4W.

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Launch to space Titan II SLV | NOAA 16
Titan II SLV | NOAA 16

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 21, 2000, 10:22 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Titan II SLV

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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