CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0321
NOAA 16 DEB
NOAA 16 DEB (NORAD 42391) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 March 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
42391
International designator
2000-055SK
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Sep 2000Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
25 years, 5 months9,311 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.0°N to 81.0°SFinal inclination 99.0°
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 99.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.0°N and 81.0°S.
Life in orbit
NOAA 16 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Mar 2026
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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