NOAA-17

NOAA-17
NOAA-M before launch
Mission type Weather satellite
Operator NOAA
COSPAR ID 2002-032A
SATCAT no. 27453
Mission duration 2 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type TIROS-N
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass 1,457 kilograms (3,212 lb)[2]
Power 830 watts[3]
Start of mission
Launch date June 24, 2002, 18:23:04 (2002-06-24UTC18:23:04Z) UTC[4]
Rocket Titan II(23)G Star-37XFP-ISS
Launch site Vandenberg SLC-4W
End of mission
Disposal Decommissioned
Deactivated April 10, 2013 (2013-04-11)[5]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
Semi-major axis 7,187.63 kilometers (4,466.19 mi)
Eccentricity 0.0011757
Perigee 808 kilometers (502 mi)
Apogee 825 kilometers (513 mi)
Inclination 98.31 degrees
Period 101.07 minutes
Epoch December 8, 2013, 12:57:13 UTC[6]
Advanced TIROS-N

NOAA-17 was a weather forecasting satellite operated by NOAA. It was launched on June 24, 2002, in a sun-synchronous orbit, 824 km above the Earth, orbiting every 101 minutes. It hosted the AMSU, AVHRR and High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HRIS) instruments. The satellite was retired in 2013.

Automatic Picture Transmission frequency was 137.5 MHz.

NOAA-17 was decommissioned on April 10, 2013.[5]

References

  1. Krebs, Gunter. "NOAA 15, 16, 17 (NOAA K, L, M)". Gunther's Space Page. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. "NOAA 17". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  3. "UCS Satellite Database". Union of Concerned Scientists. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "NASA Office of Spacecraft Operations, NOAA 17 Spacecraft Status Summary". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  6. "NOAA 17 Satellite details 2002-032A NORAD 27453". N2YO. December 8, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.


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