NOAA-15

NOAA-15
Meteorological satellite NOAA K (15) being readied for launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
NamesNOAA-K
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID1998-030A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.25338
Mission duration2 years (planned) [1]
26 years, 4 months and 24 days
(in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeTIROS
BusAdvanced TIROS-N
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass2,232 kg (4,921 lb) [2]
Dry mass1,479 kg (3,261 lb)
Power833 watts [3]
Start of mission
Launch date13 May 1998, 15:52:04 UTC[5]
RocketTitan 23G Star-37XFP-ISS
(Titan 23G S/N G-12)
Launch siteVandenberg, SLC-4W
ContractorLockheed Martin
Entered service15 December 1998 [4]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[6]
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude808.0 km (502.1 mi)
Apogee altitude824.0 km (512.0 mi)
Inclination98.70°
Period101.20 minutes
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NOAA-15, also known as NOAA-K before launch, is an operational, polar-orbiting of the NASA-provided Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) series of weather forecasting satellite operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-15 was the latest in the Advanced TIROS-N (ATN) series. It provided support to environmental monitoring by complementing the NOAA/NESS Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program (GOES).[2]

  1. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "NOAA 15, 16, 17 (NOAA K, L, M)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Display: NOAA-15 1998-030A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ^ "POES Operational Status". 22 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trajectory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).