NOAA-19

NOAA-19
NOAA-19 before launch
NamesNOAA-N'
NOAA-N Prime
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID2009-005A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.33591
Mission duration2 years (planned) [1]
15 years, 9 months, 12 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeTIROS
BusAdvanced TIROS-N
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass1,440 kg (3,170 lb) [2]
Dimensions4.19 m (13.7 ft) of long
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) of diameter
Start of mission
Launch date6 February 2009,
10:22:00 UTC[4]
RocketDelta II 7320-10C
(Delta D338) [5]
Launch siteVandenberg, SLC-2W
ContractorUnited Launch Alliance
Entered service6 June 2009 [3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[6]
RegimeSun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude846 km (526 mi)
Apogee altitude866 km (538 mi)
Inclination98.70°
Period102.00 minutes

NOAA-19,[7] known as NOAA-N' (NOAA-N Prime) before launch, is the last of the American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) series of weather satellites. NOAA-19 was launched on 6 February 2009. NOAA-19 is in an afternoon Sun-synchronous orbit and is intended to replace NOAA-18 as the prime afternoon spacecraft.[8]

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  2. ^ "Display: NOAA 19 2009-005A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "POES Operational Status". 22 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ^ "NOAA-N Prime Mission Overview Booklet" (PDF). ulalaunch.com. United Launch Alliance. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Trajectory: NOAA-19 2020-005A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "NOAA-N Prime Overview". NASA. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Display: NOAA-19 2009-005A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.