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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
11 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 (9 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 11 hours ago
0 GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A   25195.46707692 -.00000083  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 41866   0.0297 207.3389 0001247 313.8993 194.7657  1.00271287 31716
Epoch: 2025-07-14T11:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T11:12:35.445Z)
Latitude
-0.00804°
Longitude
-104.71795°
Altitude
35,791.302 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 44m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 29"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.00925°
Longitude
54.25224°
Altitude
35,780.996 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 20m 06s
Apparent Declination
-6° 13' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:18:17
Azimuth
179.374° S
Elevation
43.857°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,793.063 km
Perigee altitude
35,782.547 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.942 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
0.0297°
RAAN
207.3389°
Arg. of periapsis
313.8993°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
194.7657°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.16 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-14 21:46:43.788Z179.374° S2025-07-15 21:46:43.788Z179.377° S34.709°2025-07-15 21:46:43.788Z179.377° S
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