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GOES-16

American geostationary weather satellite. GOES-16 was launched on November 19, 2016 aboard a Atlas V 541 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-071ANORAD 41866United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GOES 16
Common name
GOES-16
Payload designation
GOES R
International designator
2016-071A
NORAD catalog number
41866
GCAT identifier
S41866
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/802

Mission

Mission type
Meteorology
Use
Civil government
Program
GOES R
Owner
NOAA
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale
Platform (bus)
A2100

Launch

Date
November 19, 2016 · 23:42 UTC
Launch record
2016-071Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,794 km
Inclination
0.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
5,192 kg
Dry mass
2,857 kg
Length
6.1 m
Diameter
3.90 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5514055 (CC0).