NOAA-10

NOAA-10
Names	NOAA-G
Mission type	Weather
Operator	NOAA
COSPAR ID	1986-073A
SATCAT no.	16969
Mission duration	2 years (planned); 15 years (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	TIROS
Bus	Advanced TIROS-N
Manufacturer	GE Aerospace
Launch mass	1,420 kg (3,130 lb)
Dry mass	386 kg (851 lb)
Dimensions	Spacecraft: 3.71 m × 1.88 m (12.2 ft × 6.2 ft); Solar array: 2.37 m × 4.91 m (7 ft 9 in × 16 ft 1 in)
Start of mission
Launch date	17 September 1986,; 15:52:00 UTC
Rocket	Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS; (Atlas S/N 52E)
Launch site	Vandenberg, SLC-3W
Contractor	Convair
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Last contact	30 August 2001
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	833 km (518 mi)
Apogee altitude	870 km (540 mi)
Inclination	98.594°
Period	101.50 minutes
AVHRR/2
Instruments
AVHRR/2	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
TOVS	TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SEM	Space Environment Monitor
DCS (Argos)	Data Collection System
SARSAT	Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System
ERBE	Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
SBUV/2	Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet
	TIROS program ← NOAA-9 NOAA-11 →

NOAA-10, known as NOAA-G before launch, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was the third of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites. The satellite design provided an economical and stable Sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the atmosphere of Earth, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space environment.^[5]

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