NOAA-12
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NOAA-12 was a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration polar-orbiting weather satellite used for global environmental monitoring and forecasting.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NOAA satellite
ⓘ
polar-orbiting satellite ⓘ weather satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NOAA-D Prime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogeeAltitude | ~847 km ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
AVHRR/2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HIRS/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ MSU NERFINISHED ⓘ SEM NERFINISHED ⓘ SSU NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Environment Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ TOVS ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1991-032A ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global meteorological agencies ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 2003-08-10 ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1991-05-14 ⓘ |
| 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 forecasting support ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
| NORADId | 21263 ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | ~98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | ~102 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigeeAltitude | ~833 km ⓘ |
| predecessor | NOAA-11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
atmospheric humidity sounding
ⓘ
atmospheric temperature sounding ⓘ global cloud imagery ⓘ sea surface temperature measurement ⓘ space environment monitoring ⓘ |
| program | TIROS-N / NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TIROS-N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | NOAA-14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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