▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	0.3869°
Eccentricity	0.0000479
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,789 km
Perigee	35,785 km
Mean motion	1.00271557 rev/day
RAAN	85.6444°
Arg of perigee	66.5857°
Mean anomaly	72.4065°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	3,530

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 41866U 16071A 26188.12285001 -.00000076 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

2 41866 0.3869 85.6444 0000479 66.5857 72.4065 1.00271557 35304

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "GOES 16",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2016-071A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:56:54.241+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00271557,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000479,
  "INCLINATION": 0.3869,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 85.6444,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 66.5857,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 72.4065,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41866,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 3530,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -7.6e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	GOES 16
Operator	National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	United States
Launch date	Nov 19, 2016HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	5192HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims9

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.