NOAA-6
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NOAA-6 was a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration polar-orbiting weather satellite used for global environmental monitoring and forecasting.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
meteorological satellite
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polar-orbiting satellite ⓘ weather satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NOAA-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
AVHRR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ SBUV NERFINISHED ⓘ Scanning Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ TOVS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1979-048A ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
atmospheric moisture profiles
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cloud imagery ⓘ environmental data ⓘ meteorological data ⓘ sea surface temperature data ⓘ temperature profiles ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 1987-03-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy | NOAA-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1979-06-27 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3W
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ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairchild Space and Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
environmental monitoring
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ weather observation ⓘ |
| NORADId | 11353 ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 98.9 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 102 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | NOAA satellite series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | NOAA-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
POES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
global environmental monitoring
ⓘ
weather forecasting ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TIROS-N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | TIROS-N series satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate research
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ operational weather forecasting ⓘ |
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