In orbitDebris

NOAA 16 DEB

NORAD: 41223
COSPAR: 2000-055EC

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Spacecraft

Owner: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S41223, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2000-09-21
Rocket: Titan II SLV
Flight: NOAA 16
Mission name: NOAA L
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC4W
Launched by: 2SLS/AFSMC
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2000-055

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2000-055, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2000-09-21
Period: 101.8 min
Inclination: 98.67°
Apogee: 865 km
Perigee: 821 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0038 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: NOAA 16 (NORAD 26536)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

NOAA 16 DEB

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