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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GOES 16 details

Identifier	41866, 2016-071A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	NOAA (US)
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 1 day ago

0 GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A   24347.79368414 -.00000233  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 41866   0.0358 240.0227 0001411  65.0428 347.4517  1.00271516 29579

Epoch: 2024-12-12T19:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-12T19:02:54.309Z)

Latitude	0.00977°
Longitude	-75.19446°
Altitude	35,780.351 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	19h 30m 00s
True Declination	0° 00' 35"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.02508°
Longitude	-24.90789°
Altitude	35,781.572 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	23h 05m 54s
Apparent Declination	-6° 05' 17"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	20:51:23
Azimuth	138.047° SSE
Elevation	34.539°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,793.69 km
Perigee altitude	35,781.791 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.878 km
Eccentricity	0.0001411
Inclination	0.0358°
RAAN	240.0227°
Arg. of periapsis	65.0428°
True anomaly	347.44819°
Mean anomaly	347.4517°
Eccentric anomaly	347.44994°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins