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, 20.0 m
Radar Cross Section
37.561 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A 26143.50183721 -.00000098 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 41866 0.2800 85.6195 0000848 268.4625 323.0235 1.00272966 34855Epoch: 2026-05-23T12:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-23T12:02:38.734Z)
Latitude
-0.21478°
Longitude
-104.6737°
Altitude
35,782.94 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 08m 25s
True Declination
0° 12' 52"
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
03:25:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.91 km
Perigee altitude
35,783.759 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.471 km
Eccentricity
0.00008
Inclination
0.28°
RAAN
85.6195°
Arg. of periapsis
268.4625°
True anomaly
323.01765°
Mean anomaly
323.0235°
Eccentric anomaly
323.02058°
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)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GOES 16 Visibility forecast
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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 | 2026-05-23 18:20:55.951Z | 179.285° S | 2026-05-24 02:43:55.951Z | 179.291° S | 34.849° | 2026-05-24 18:20:55.951Z | 179.28° S |
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