RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
Certificate pending

NOAA 16 DEB

NOAA 16 DEB (NORAD 41213) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 May 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
41213
International designator
2000-055DS
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Sep 2000Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
25 years, 7 months9,357 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.1°N to 81.1°SFinal inclination 98.9°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.1°N and 81.1°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 May 2026

3 entries
PendingGHOST-1PendingSTARLINK-33906PendingFENGYUN 1C DEB
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