NOAA-15
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NOAA-15, also known as NOAA-K before launch, was a polar-orbiting, NASA-provided Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) series 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).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- weather satellite
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 1479
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Image
- NOAA-M.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1998-05-13
- space launch vehicle
- Titan 23G
- Commons category
- NOAA 15
- type of orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- powered by
- photovoltaic system
- service retirement
- 2025-08-19
- service entry
- 1998-12-15
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Launch
- Spacecraft
- Instruments
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3)
- High Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRS/3)
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A)
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-B)
- Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2)
- Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer (SBUV/2)
- Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System (SARSAT)
- ARGOS Data Collection System (DCS-2 - Argos)
- Telecommunications
- Mission
- Failure of the AVHRR scanning motor
- End of Mission
- References
- External links
NOAA-15, also known as NOAA-K before launch, was a polar-orbiting, NASA-provided Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) series 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).
== Launch == thumb|Launch of NOAA-15
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