NOAA-8
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NOAA-8 was a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellite in a polar orbit used for global environmental monitoring and forecasting.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
polar-orbiting satellite
ⓘ
weather satellite ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global meteorological agencies ⓘ |
| followedBy | NOAA-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 98.9 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
AVHRR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ HIRS NERFINISHED ⓘ High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ MSU NERFINISHED ⓘ Microwave Sounding Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ SEM NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Environment Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ TOVS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1983-03-28 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 3W
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ meteorology ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 102 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType |
Sun-synchronous orbit
ⓘ
near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | NOAA-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TIROS-N series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
atmospheric sounding
ⓘ
climate research support ⓘ cloud cover imaging ⓘ global environmental monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature measurement ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TIROS-N bus ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedFor |
environmental data collection
ⓘ
global weather prediction models ⓘ operational meteorology ⓘ |
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