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Entry no.
2023-1960
NOAA 16 DEB
NOAA 16 DEB (NORAD 42343) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
42343
International designator
2000-055QK
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Sep 2000Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
23 years, 2 months8,475 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 98.7°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 16 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Dec 2023
12 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.