NOAA-10
NOAA-10, also known as NOAA-G, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was part of a series of satellites called Advanced TIROS-N, being the second of the series.[2] NOAA-10 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on September 17, 1986 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.
| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | NOAA |
| COSPAR ID | 1986-073A |
| SATCAT no. | 16969 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | GE Astrospace |
| Launch mass | 1,418 kilograms (3,126 lb) |
| Dry mass | 735 kilograms (1,620 lb) |
| Dimensions | Spacecraft: 3.71 m × 1.88 m (12.2 ft × 6.2 ft) Solar array: 2.37 m × 4.91 m (7.8 ft × 16.1 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 17, 1986, 15:52 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-3W |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | August 30, 2001 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Eccentricity | 0.00256 |
| Perigee altitude | 833 kilometers (518 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 870 kilometers (540 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.594° |
| Period | 101.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 1986-09-17[2] |
Advanced TIROS-N | |
The last contact occurred on August 30, 2001.[3]
Instruments
- ARGOS Data Collection System
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
- Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
- High-resolution Infra Red Sounder
- Microwave Sounding Unit
- Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System
- Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet
- Stratospheric Sounding Unit
- SEM/Medium energy proton detector
- SEM/Total Energy Detector[3]
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References
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "NOAA-10". NSSDCA. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- "Satellite: NOAA-10". World Meteorological Organization. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
External links
- NOAA 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (NOAA E, F, G, H, D, I, J). Gunter's Space Page
- NOAA 12. TSE
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