GOES

NORAD 41866 · COSPAR 2016-071A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3650 @ 35776 x 35798 km x 0.6835 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-03 15:51 UTC Â· 20.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A 26307.66083406 -.00000097 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 41866 0.6835 83.5785 0002580 165.6945 286.8913 1.00270767036507

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 19th 2016

Spacecraft age

9 years, 11 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space

Launch mass

5,192 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.6835Â°

Period

1436.11 min

Perigee

35776 km

Apogee

35798 km

Eccentricity

0.000258

RAAN

83.5785Â°

Arg of Perigee

165.6945Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270767 rev/d