NOAA-11

NOAA-11, also known as NOAA-H, 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 third of the series.[4] NOAA-11 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on September 24, 1988 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.

NOAA-11
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID1988-089A
SATCAT no.19531
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerGE Astrospace
Launch mass1,420 kilograms (3,130 lb)
Dry mass740 kilograms (1,630 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 24, 1988, 10:02 (1988-09-24UTC10:02Z) UTC[1]
RocketAtlas-E Star-37S-ISS
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-3W
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
Last contactJune 16, 2004 (June 16, 2004)[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Semi-major axis7,219.0 kilometers (4,485.7 mi)
Eccentricity0.00256
Perigee altitude840.2 kilometers (522.1 mi)
Apogee altitude857.1 kilometers (532.6 mi)
Inclination98.4961°
Period101.5 minutes
RAAN231.4460°
Argument of perigee27.5201°
Mean anomaly332.6590°
Mean motion14.15227746
EpochJuly 4, 2018[3]
Revolution no.53647
Advanced TIROS-N
 

NOAA 11 was launched for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978–1984. The satellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth's atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space environment.[3][4]

The last contact occurred on June 16, 2004.[5]

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[5]

References
  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (January 29, 2015). "POES Decommissioned Satellites". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. n2yo.com. "NOAA 11". Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "NOAA-11". NSSDCA. Retrieved July 4, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Satellite: NOAA-11". World Meteorological Organization. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

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