NOAA-13
NOAA-13, also known as NOAA-I, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-I continues the third-generation operational, polar orbiting, meteorological satellite series operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the NOAA. NOAA-13 continues the series of Advanced TIROS-N spacecraft begun with the launch of NOAA-8 in 1983.[1]
NOAA-13 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on August 9, 1993 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Just 12 days later on August 21, a short circuit occurred that prevented the solar array from charging the satellite's batteries. Later investigation determined the short-circuit was due to a screw that extended too far below an aluminum plate designed to dissipate heat, improperly making contact with a radiator plate that carried current, causing the short circuit.[2]
Specifications
- COSPAR ID: 1993-050A
- SATCAT: 22739
- Launch mass: 3,130 pounds (1,420 kg)
- Dry mass: 1,630 pounds (740 kg)
- Propulsion: Star-37S / ISS
- Apogee: 860 kilometers (530 mi)
- Perigee: 876 kilometers (544 mi)
- Orbital period: 102 minutes
- Orbital inclination: 98.9 degrees[1]
References
- NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "NOAA-13". NSSDCA. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/1994/94-157.txt
External links
- NOAA 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (NOAA E, F, G, H, D, I, J). Gunter's Space Page
- NOAA 13 TSE
- Orbital Tracking