NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

NOAA-F

Launch Time
Wed Dec 12, 1984 10:42 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-E/F Star-37S-ISS
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

NOAA-F

NOAA-9, also known as NOAA-F, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the second 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

1984

123rd orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Star

9th mission
1st mission of 1984
7th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission