NOAA-16
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NOAA-16 was a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration polar-orbiting weather satellite used for global environmental monitoring and forecasting.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NOAA satellite
ⓘ
polar-orbiting satellite ⓘ weather satellite ⓘ |
| application |
climate trend analysis
ⓘ
cloud cover analysis ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ sea surface temperature monitoring ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 2000-055A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
infrared imagery
ⓘ
microwave sounding data ⓘ visible imagery ⓘ |
| dataUser |
National Weather Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global meteorological agencies ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 2014-06-09 ⓘ |
| endOfMissionReason |
loss of attitude control
ⓘ
spacecraft anomaly ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2000 ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentAbbreviation |
AMSU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AVHRR NERFINISHED ⓘ HIRS NERFINISHED ⓘ TOVS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchContractor | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2000-09-21 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 4W
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Titan II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massClass | approximately 1400 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionStart | 2000-09-21 ⓘ |
| missionType |
environmental monitoring
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ weather forecasting support ⓘ |
| NORADId | 26536 ⓘ |
| operator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAbbreviation | NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 102 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| predecessor | NOAA-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
climate research support
ⓘ
global environmental monitoring ⓘ weather data collection ⓘ |
| program | NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programAbbreviation | POES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TIROS-N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | NOAA-18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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