Spacecraft information: 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 0.510°
Eccentricity 0.00015
RA ascending node 5.660 hr
Argument perigee 115.354°
Mean anomaly 115.460°
Orbital period 1436.082 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Aug 2026, 05:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35787.3 km
Mean Altitude 35793.4 km
Peak Altitude 35799.6 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

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