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| - | + | NOAA-7 (or NOAA-C, 1981–1985) was launched on 23 June 1981. It had an orbital time of 102 minutes at an inclination of 98.9, a perigee of 845 kilometres (456 nmi) and an apogee of 863 kilometres (466 nmi). NOAA-7 was an operational meteorological satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was used to support 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. | |
==Launch and service dates== | ==Launch and service dates== | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 10 December 2012
NOAA-7
NOAA-7 (or NOAA-C, 1981–1985) was launched on 23 June 1981. It had an orbital time of 102 minutes at an inclination of 98.9, a perigee of 845 kilometres (456 nmi) and an apogee of 863 kilometres (466 nmi). NOAA-7 was an operational meteorological satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was used to support 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.
Launch and service dates
| Satellite name | Launch date | Service start | Service end |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIROS-N | 13 Oct 1978 | 19 Oct 1978 | 30 Jan 1980 |
| NOAA-6 | 27 Jun 1979 | 27 Jun 1979 | 16 Nov 1986 |
| NOAA-7 | 23 Jun 1981 | 24 Aug 1981 | 7 Jun 1986 |
| NOAA-8 | 28 Mar 1983 | 3 May 1983 | 31 Oct 1985 |
| NOAA-9 | 12 Dec 1984 | 25 Feb 1985 | 11 May 1994 |
| NOAA-10 | 17 Sep 1986 | 17 Nov 1986 | Present |
| NOAA-11 | 24 Sep 1988 | 8 Nov 1988 | 13 Sep 1994 |
| NOAA-12 | 13 May 1991 | 14 May 1991 | 15 Dec 1994 |
| NOAA-14 | 30 Dec 1994 | 30 Dec 1994 | 23 May 2007 |
| NOAA-15 | 13 May 1998 | 13 May 1998 | Present |
| NOAA-16 | 21 Sep 2000 | 21 Sep 2000 | Present |
| NOAA-17 | 24 Jun 2002 | 24 Jun 2002 | Present |
| NOAA-18 | 20 May 2005 | 30 Aug 2005 | Present |
| NOAA-19 | 6 Feb 2009 | 2 Jun 2009 | Present |
| MetOp-A EUMETSAT announcement of operational data dissemination | 19 Oct 2006 | 20 Jun 2007 | Present |
| TIROS/NOAA dates from USGS website USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science AVHRR page and from NOAA POES Status website NOAA POES Status | |||
