Status
Success
NOAA-E
Launch Time
Mon Mar 28, 1983 15:52 UTC
Mon Mar 28, 1983 15:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
NOAA-E
NOAA-8, also known as NOAA-E, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was the first of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,420.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-3W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1983
23rd orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Star
7th mission
1st mission of 1983
5th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission