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

NOAA 16 DEB

NOAA 16 DEB (NORAD 41528) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 January 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
41528
International designator
2000-055NC
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
21 Sep 2000Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
25 years, 3 months9,233 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 allowed
Exact 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 1 Jan 2026

2 entries
PendingCZ-6A DEBPendingOBJECT A
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