GOES 16

Launch Details
Launched 18 November 2016
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Weather
GOES
Search & Rescue (SARSAT)
Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 41866
COSPAR ID 2016-071A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.033°
Eccentricity 0.00012
RA ascending node 14.482 hr
Argument perigee 291.718°
Mean anomaly 209.630°
Orbital period 1436.097 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2025, 11:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35788.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35798.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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