NOAA-8
NOAA-8, also known as NOAA-E, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was first of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites.[3]
Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | NOAA |
COSPAR ID | 1983-022A |
SATCAT no. | 13923 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | GE Astrospace |
Launch mass | 3,130 lb (1,420 kg) |
Dry mass | 1,630 lb (740 kg) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | March 28, 1983 15:52 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-3W |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Last contact | December 29, 1985[1] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Semi-major axis | 7,174 kilometers (4,458 mi)[2] |
Perigee altitude | 813.3 kilometers (505.4 mi)[2] |
Apogee altitude | 793.1 kilometers (492.8 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 98.6°[2] |
Period | 100.8 minutes[2] |
Epoch | 16 May 2020[2] |
Advanced TIROS-N |
NOAA-8 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on March 28, 1983 from Vandenberg Air Force Base.[4] The last contact occurred on December 29, 1985,[5] following a power failure caused by thermal runaway of its battery system.[6]
Specifications
Instruments
- Argos (ARGOS Data Collection System)
- AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer)
- HIRS/2 (High-resolution InfraRed Sounder/2)
- MSU (Microwave Sounding Unit)
- S&RSAT (Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System)
- SSU (Stratospheric Sounding Unit)
- SEM/MEPED (SEM/Medium energy proton detector)
- SEM/TED (SEM/Total Energy Detector)[5]
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References
- World Meteorological Organization (July 28, 2015). "Satellite: NOAA-8". WMO OSCAR. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- N2yo.com. "NOAA 8". Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "NOAA-8". NSSDCA. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- Herbert J. Kramer (2002). Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of Missions and Sensors. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 739–. ISBN 978-3-540-42388-1.
- "Satellite: NOAA-8". World Meteorological Organization. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- Bill Sweetman; Kimberley Ebner (June 1, 2007). Jane's Space Systems and Industry. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2813-8.
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1991). NASA Pocket Statistics. NASA.
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