NOAA-15
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NOAA-15 is a U.S. weather and environmental monitoring satellite that provides global data for forecasting, climate research, and environmental observation from a polar orbit.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
polar-orbiting satellite
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weather satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NOAA-K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 807 km ⓘ |
| bus | TIROS-N satellite bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 1998-030A ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedFor |
atmospheric sounding
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climate research ⓘ cloud cover analysis ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature analysis ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| inclination | 98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
AMSU-A
NERFINISHED
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AMSU-B NERFINISHED ⓘ AVHRR/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A NERFINISHED ⓘ Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B NERFINISHED ⓘ Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ HIRS/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ SBUV/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ SEM-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Environment Monitor-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1998-05-13 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 4W
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| NORADId | 25338 ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 101 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType |
Sun-synchronous orbit
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near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| partOfConstellation | NOAA POES constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preLaunchDesignation | NOAA-K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
POES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesDataTo |
National Weather Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global meteorological agencies ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor |
NOAA-18
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NOAA-19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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