NOAA-9

NOAA-9 in space.

NOAA-9, also known as NOAA-F, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was part of a series of satellites called Advanced TIROS-N, being the second of the series.[1] NOAA-9 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on December 12, 1984 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.

The last contact occurred on February 13, 1998.[2]

Specifications

Instruments

  • Argos Data Collection System
  • Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
  • Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
  • High-resolution Infra Red Sounder
  • Microwave Sounding Unit
  • Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System
  • Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet
  • Stratospheric Sounding Unit
  • SEM/Medium energy proton detector
  • SEM/Total Energy Detector[2]

References

  1. 1 2 NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "NOAA-9". NSSDCA. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Satellite: NOAA-9". World Meteorological Organization. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.


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