Orbital elements of GOES 16
| Launched | 18 November 2016 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 41866 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Jan 17 18:56 | 2026 Jan 17 13:31:01 | 0.1108 | 0.00028 | 6.4693 | 184.7615 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 16 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 13:07:06 | 0.1085 | 0.00028 | 6.4819 | 184.3074 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 15 18:56 | 2026 Jan 15 13:07:36 | 0.1063 | 0.00028 | 6.4964 | 183.8049 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 13 18:56 | 2026 Jan 13 12:03:57 | 0.1016 | 0.00029 | 6.5301 | 182.3099 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 11 18:57 | 2026 Jan 11 16:01:39 | 0.0972 | 0.00030 | 6.5674 | 180.5757 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 10 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 13:23:29 | 0.0922 | 0.00031 | 6.6042 | 178.5943 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 09 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 05:51:40 | 0.0914 | 0.00032 | 6.6065 | 178.3702 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 08 18:56 | 2026 Jan 08 13:49:22 | 0.0898 | 0.00032 | 6.6174 | 177.6898 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 07 18:57 | 2026 Jan 06 04:43:38 | 0.0855 | 0.00034 | 6.6421 | 175.6010 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 06 18:56 | 2026 Jan 06 04:43:38 | 0.0855 | 0.00034 | 6.6421 | 175.6010 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 05 18:57 | 2026 Jan 05 12:45:54 | 0.0840 | 0.00034 | 6.6597 | 174.7473 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 04 18:56 | 2026 Jan 04 10:31:47 | 0.0814 | 0.00034 | 6.6917 | 173.5312 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 03 18:57 | 2026 Jan 03 11:55:36 | 0.0791 | 0.00035 | 6.7282 | 172.0691 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2026 Jan 01 18:56 | 2026 Jan 01 14:03:04 | 0.0809 | 0.00035 | 6.7003 | 171.0206 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 31 18:57 | 2025 Dec 31 14:05:03 | 0.0783 | 0.00035 | 6.7494 | 170.1028 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 30 18:56 | 2025 Dec 30 05:33:28 | 0.0813 | 0.00034 | 6.6902 | 169.5116 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 29 18:56 | 2025 Dec 29 07:11:38 | 0.0787 | 0.00043 | 6.7384 | 132.9363 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 28 18:57 | 2025 Dec 28 12:28:14 | 0.0773 | 0.00034 | 6.7463 | 168.3490 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 27 18:57 | 2025 Dec 27 10:47:33 | 0.0745 | 0.00034 | 6.7812 | 166.8320 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 26 18:56 | 2025 Dec 26 13:19:40 | 0.0794 | 0.00033 | 6.7217 | 166.7949 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 25 18:57 | 2025 Dec 24 12:07:46 | 0.0751 | 0.00030 | 6.7942 | 169.4084 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 24 18:56 | 2025 Dec 24 04:56:56 | 0.0748 | 0.00031 | 6.8011 | 164.4838 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 23 18:56 | 2025 Dec 23 04:04:30 | 0.0731 | 0.00031 | 6.8501 | 163.7646 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 22 18:57 | 2025 Dec 22 05:49:12 | 0.0713 | 0.00031 | 6.9013 | 162.6815 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |
| 2025 Dec 21 18:57 | 2025 Dec 21 10:26:59 | 0.0699 | 0.00030 | 6.9485 | 159.8912 | 293.2330 | 1.00272 | – |