Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 16 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9094
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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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: 2000-055EW
Object number (NORAD): 41246
Object ID (CCSDS): 41246
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Aug. 15, 2025
Period: 92.159 minutes
Inclination: 98.9144 deg
SMA: 6758.539 km
Apoapsis: 396.769 km
Periapsis: 364.039 km
RAAN: 135.1392 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0024214
Argument of periapsis: 132.8931 deg
Mean anomaly: 227.4361 deg
Mean motion: 15.62512684 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.01707798 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.016757 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 15, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 9, 2025, 5:13 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 16 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 41246U 00055EW 25221.21736849 .01707798 00000-0 16757-1 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 41246 98.9144 135.1392 0024214 132.8931 227.4361 15.62512684503821
Live tracking on map
Satellite NOAA 16 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite NOAA 16 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
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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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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