Status
Success
NOAA-C
Launch Time
Tue Jun 23, 1981 10:52 UTC
Tue Jun 23, 1981 10:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
NOAA-C
NOAA-7, designated NOAA-C before launch, was an American weather satellite launched in June 1981 as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) program. It was used to support the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978–1984. An earlier launch, NOAA-B, was scheduled to become NOAA-7, however, NOAA-B failed to reach its required orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 589.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-3W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1981
61st orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Star
5th mission
1st mission of 1981
3rd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission