NOAA-18
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NOAA-18 is a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration polar-orbiting weather satellite used for global environmental monitoring and forecasting.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
meteorological satellite
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polar-orbiting satellite ⓘ weather satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NOAA-N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 850 kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo | United States polar-orbiting environmental satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| COSPARId | 2005-018A ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dataUse |
atmospheric temperature profiling
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climate data records ⓘ cloud cover analysis ⓘ humidity profiling ⓘ numerical weather prediction models ⓘ sea surface temperature monitoring ⓘ |
| inclination | 98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
AMSU-A
NERFINISHED
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AVHRR/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A NERFINISHED ⓘ Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ HIRS/3 NERFINISHED ⓘ High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ MHS NERFINISHED ⓘ Microwave Humidity Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ SEM-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Environment Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2005-05-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 2W
NERFINISHED
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Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
climate monitoring
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environmental monitoring ⓘ meteorology ⓘ weather observation ⓘ |
| NORADId | 28654 ⓘ |
| operator |
NOAA
NERFINISHED
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | approximately 102 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType |
Sun-synchronous orbit
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near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| program |
NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
NERFINISHED
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POES program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
climate research support
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environmental data collection ⓘ global weather monitoring ⓘ weather forecasting support ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NOAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | TIROS-N bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational for environmental monitoring after launch ⓘ |
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