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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 541Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
GOES-R
Launched
November 19, 2016
Summary
GOES-R launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 19, 2016. It was United Launch Alliance's 114th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,602nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas V 541 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GOES 16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 8,163 × 35,276 km orbit inclined 10.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V Lift-off for GOES-R MissionNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Atlas V GOES-R Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas V 541 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 114th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,602nd orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GOES 16 · NORAD 41866 · 2016-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-071A
- Epoch
- 2016-11-20 04:47:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.84400505 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4826097
- Inclination
- 10.6779°
- Ascending node
- 260.1326°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.1192°
- Mean anomaly
- 143.9594°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- GOES 16 · NORAD 41866 · in orbit
Centaur AV-069 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) is the next generation of geostationary weather satellites. The four satellites of the series will provide advanced imaging with increased spatial resolution and faster coverage for more accurate forecasts, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity. GOES-R is the first satellite of the series, and it will provide continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere and space weather monitoring. It will be the primary tool for the detection and tracking of hurricanes and severe weather.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
83rd launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 7th this year · 752nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did GOES-R launch?
GOES-R launched on November 19, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GOES-R?
Coverage: Atlas V Lift-off for GOES-R Mission; Atlas V GOES-R Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched GOES-R?
Atlas V 541, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 541 spec sheet
Where did GOES-R launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did GOES-R reach?
GOES 16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 8,163 × 35,276 km orbit inclined 10.7°.
How many satellites did GOES-R launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is GOES-R part of?
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. About Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite