Goes 16

Was named Goes R before launch

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General

Designation	41866 / 16071A
Launch date	19 Nov 2016
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Meteorology
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Atlas 5 #67

Series starting with Goes R were to be launched from 2015, basic contract containing 2 satellites is worth $1.09 billion.
Will have space for a third party payload (instruments of opportunity IOO).

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L:	Nov 2017	89.5°W
Dec 2017		75°W

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External resources

http://www.goes-r.gov/

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Lockheed Martin
Platform	A2100
Mass at launch	5192 kg
Dry mass	2857 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power
Design lifetime

2 payloads to observe the sun:
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument will be provided by Lockheed Martin.
- X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS)

Carries the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM): a lightning mapping instrument to enable early predictions of intensifying storms and severe weather events.

Other instruments are:
the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI): resolution 1/10 of a square mile
the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS)
the Magnetometer

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