NOAA-7
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NOAA-7 was a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration polar-orbiting weather satellite used for global environmental monitoring and forecasting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
meteorological satellite
ⓘ
polar-orbiting satellite ⓘ weather satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NOAA-E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUse |
cloud cover monitoring
ⓘ
numerical weather prediction ⓘ ozone monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature mapping ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 1986-06-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | NOAA-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
AVHRR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ SBUV NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Environment Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ TOVS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchContractor | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1981-06-23 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3W
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairchild Space and Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 1300 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ meteorology ⓘ weather observation ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 98.9 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 101 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| power | solar powered ⓘ |
| precededBy | NOAA-6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TIROS-N series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
atmospheric sounding
ⓘ
climate research ⓘ global environmental monitoring ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TIROS-N bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
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