2017-073A
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2017-073A is the COSPAR designation for NOAA-20, a U.S. polar-orbiting weather satellite used for advanced meteorological and environmental observations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2017-073A canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
artificial satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
JPSS-1
NERFINISHED
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NOAA-20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | about 824 kilometers ⓘ |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-073A ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUser |
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Weather Service NERFINISHED ⓘ international meteorological agencies ⓘ |
| inclination | about 98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
ATMS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CERES-FM6 NERFINISHED ⓘ CrIS NERFINISHED ⓘ OMPS-Nadir NERFINISHED ⓘ VIIRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchContractor | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2017-11-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7920-10C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localTimeOfDescendingNode | 13:30 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ball Aerospace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system ⓘ |
| power | solar panels ⓘ |
| predecessor | Suomi NPP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Joint Polar Satellite System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
Earth radiation budget data
ⓘ
atmospheric moisture profiles ⓘ atmospheric temperature profiles ⓘ cloud imagery ⓘ global weather data ⓘ ozone measurements ⓘ sea surface temperature measurements ⓘ |
| purpose |
advanced meteorological observations
ⓘ
climate data record generation ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Ball Configurable Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | NOAA-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate research
ⓘ
environmental hazard monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ |
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