GOES

NORAD 41866 · COSPAR 2016-071A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #3636 @ 35777 x 35796 km x 0.6468 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:16 UTC Â· 48.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GOES 16
1 41866U 16071A 26294.26170911 -.00000084 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 41866 0.6468 83.7608 0002287 153.1739 142.3406 1.00272527036365

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

0.6468Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35777 km

Apogee

35796 km

Eccentricity

0.0002287

RAAN

83.7608Â°

Arg of Perigee

153.1739Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272527 rev/d