| Names | NOAA-A | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission type | Weather | ||||||||||
| Operator | NOAA | ||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 1979-057A | ||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 11416 | ||||||||||
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) 7 years, 9 months and 3 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 | 27 June 1979, 15:51:59 UTC[4] | ||||||||||
| Rocket | Atlas-F-Star-37S-ISS (Atlas S/N 25F) [2] | ||||||||||
| Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-3W | ||||||||||
| Contractor | Convair | ||||||||||
| End of mission | |||||||||||
| Disposal | Decommissioned | ||||||||||
| Deactivated | 31 March 1987 [5] | ||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] | ||||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 833 km (518 mi) | ||||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 833 km (518 mi) | ||||||||||
| Inclination | 98.70° | ||||||||||
| Period | 101.50 minutes | ||||||||||
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NOAA-6, known as NOAA-A before launch, 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.[6]
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