NOAA-19
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NOAA-19, known as NOAA-N' (NOAA-N Prime) before launch, was 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 was in an afternoon Sun-synchronous orbit and was launched with the intention that it replace NOAA-18 as the prime afternoon spacecraft, which it did in June 2009.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.auto
- all
- Spaceflight.name
- NOAA-19
- Spaceflight.names_list
- NOAA-N'NOAA-N Prime
- Spaceflight.image
- NOAA-N' satellite in Vandenberg AFB clean room.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- NOAA-19 before launch
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Weather
- Spaceflight.operator
- NOAA
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2009-005A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 33591
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 2 years (planned) (achieved)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- TIROS
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- Advanced TIROS-N
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- of long of diameter
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 6 February 2009,10:22:00 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Delta II 7320-10C(Delta D338)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Vandenberg, SLC-2W
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Launch
- Instruments
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3)
- Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer (SBUV/2)
- Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS)
- High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/4)
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A)
- Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2)
- Advanced Data Collection System (ADCS)
- SARSAT
- Damage during manufacture
- Replacement
- End of Mission
- References
- External links
NOAA-19, known as NOAA-N' (NOAA-N Prime) before launch, was 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 was in an afternoon Sun-synchronous orbit and was launched with the intention that it replace NOAA-18 as the prime afternoon spacecraft, which it did in June 2009.
The satellite was passivated and decommissioned on August 13, 2025 after experiencing a battery failure.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NOAA-19” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.