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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
14 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 14 hours ago
0 GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A   25192.89722988 -.00000080  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 41866   0.0440 222.4642 0001223 287.9104 357.9518  1.00271748 31693
Epoch: 2025-07-11T21:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T21:32:00.661Z)
Latitude
0.01498°
Longitude
-104.71457°
Altitude
35,780.936 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 53m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 54"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.00927°
Longitude
109.83929°
Altitude
35,790.436 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 11m 44s
Apparent Declination
-6° 14' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:09:57
Azimuth
179.381° S
Elevation
43.838°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,792.833 km
Perigee altitude
35,782.519 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.813 km
Eccentricity
0.00012
Inclination
0.044°
RAAN
222.4642°
Arg. of periapsis
287.9104°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
357.9518°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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1440 mins2025-07-12 11:47:54.588Z179.381° S2025-07-12 21:48:54.588Z179.367° S34.713°2025-07-13 11:47:54.588Z179.381° S
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