| Names | NOAA-B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission type | Weather | ||||||||||
| Operator | NOAA | ||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 1980-043A | ||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 11819 | ||||||||||
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 339 days (achieved) | ||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||
| Spacecraft type | TIROS | ||||||||||
| Bus | TIROS-N[1] | ||||||||||
| Manufacturer | RCA Astro Electronics[2] | ||||||||||
| Launch mass | 1,418 kg (3,126 lb) [3] | ||||||||||
| Dry mass | 735 kg (1,620 lb) | ||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||
| Launch date | 29 May 1980, 10:53:00 UTC[4] | ||||||||||
| Rocket | Atlas F-Star-37S-ISS (Atlas S/N 19F) [2] | ||||||||||
| Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-3W | ||||||||||
| Contractor | Convair | ||||||||||
| End of mission | |||||||||||
| Disposal | Orbital decay | ||||||||||
| Decay date | 3 May 1981 [4] | ||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] | ||||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 273 km (170 mi) | ||||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 1,453 km (903 mi) | ||||||||||
| Inclination | 92.3° | ||||||||||
| Period | 102.2 minutes | ||||||||||
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NOAA B was an American operational weather satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-1984. 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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- ^ "Display: NOAA-B 1980-043A". NASA GSFC. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
