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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMCSS
Mission
Operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS-1C
Mass
5,192 kg wet, 2,857 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan + 1 Rod, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A 25241.22076793 -.00000088 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 41866 0.0817 95.7466 0001896 97.9456 118.7635 1.00273072 32170Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:17:54.349Z)
Latitude
-0.04801°
Longitude
-104.67608°
Altitude
35,789.611 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 49m 53s
True Declination
0° 02' 53"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:35:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.299 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.31 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.442 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
0.0817°
RAAN
95.7466°
Arg. of periapsis
97.9456°
True anomaly
118.78254°
Mean anomaly
118.7635°
Eccentric anomaly
118.77302°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #71 in the year 2016 (2016-11-19 UTC)
GOES 16 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-08-29 21:03:05.518Z | 179.338° S | 2025-08-30 21:03:05.518Z | 179.332° S | 34.758° | 2025-08-30 21:03:05.518Z | 179.332° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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