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GOES 16, 41866

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GOES 16, 41866 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 19 Nov 2016 UTC via an ATLAS V 541 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
41866, 2016-071A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMCSS
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS-1C
Mass
5,192 kg wet, 2,857 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2016-11-19 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS V 541
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan + 1 Rod, 12 m
Radar Cross Section
37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A   25128.93577156 -.00000156  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 41866   0.0489 269.7328 0001125 199.1987   5.2119  1.00127682 31052
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:27:30.662Z)
Latitude
-0.03167°
Longitude
-89.73554°
Altitude
35,821.825 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 36m 33s
True Declination
0° 01' 54"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.03051°
Longitude
38.85712°
Altitude
35,829.841 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 18m 47s
Apparent Declination
-6° 13' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:10:07
Azimuth
157.042° SSE
Elevation
41.213°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,832.858 km
Perigee altitude
35,823.362 km
Semi-major axis
42,206.247 km
Eccentricity
0.0001125
Inclination
0.0489°
RAAN
269.7328°
Arg. of periapsis
199.1987°
True anomaly
5.21307°
Mean anomaly
5.2119°
Eccentric anomaly
5.21249°
Mean motion
0.25031 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1438.22 mins
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1440 mins2025-05-09 07:01:11.273Z157.05° SSE2025-05-09 16:45:11.273Z157.342° SSE33.463°2025-05-10 07:01:11.273Z157.793° S
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