Names | NOAA-G | ||||||||||||||||
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Mission type | Weather | ||||||||||||||||
Operator | NOAA | ||||||||||||||||
COSPAR ID | 1988-089A | ||||||||||||||||
SATCAT no. | 19531 | ||||||||||||||||
Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 15.75 years (achieved) | ||||||||||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||||||
Spacecraft type | TIROS | ||||||||||||||||
Bus | Advanced TIROS-N | ||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | GE Aerospace | ||||||||||||||||
Launch mass | 1,420 kg (3,130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Dry mass | 740 kg (1,630 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||||||||||
Launch date | 24 September 1988, 10:02:00 UTC[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Rocket | Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS (Atlas S/N 63E) | ||||||||||||||||
Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-3W | ||||||||||||||||
Contractor | Convair | ||||||||||||||||
End of mission | |||||||||||||||||
Disposal | Decommissioned | ||||||||||||||||
Last contact | 16 June 2004 [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||||||||||
Perigee altitude | 833 km (518 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
Apogee altitude | 870 km (540 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
Inclination | 98.995° | ||||||||||||||||
Period | 101.50 minutes | ||||||||||||||||
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NOAA-11, known as NOAA-H before launch, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978–1984. It was the fourth 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.[4]