NOAA-14

NOAA-14 (or NOAA-J) was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the NOAA. NOAA-14 continued the third-generation operational, Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) series operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the NOAA. NOAA-12 continued the series of Advanced TIROS-N[6] NOAA-14 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on December 30, 1994 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

NOAA-14
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID1994-089A
SATCAT no.23455
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerLockheed Martin[1]
Launch mass1,420 kilograms (3,130 lb)[2]
Dry mass1,050 kilograms (2,310 lb)[2]
Power330 watts
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 30, 1994, 10:02 (1994-12-30UTC10:02Z) UTC[3]
RocketAtlas-E Star-37S-ISS
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-3W
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
Last contactMay 23, 2007 (May 23, 2007)[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Sun-synchronous
Semi-major axis7,223.0 kilometers (4,488.2 mi)
Eccentricity0.0010311
Perigee altitude845 kilometers (525 mi)
Apogee altitude859.9 kilometers (534.3 mi)
Inclination98.6438 degrees
Period101.8 minutes
RAAN256.2776 degrees
Argument of perigee132.7926 degrees
Mean anomaly227.4116 degrees
Mean motion14.141173332
EpochJuly 7, 2018[5]
Revolution no.21296
Advanced TIROS-N
 

Instruments
Instruments[2]
ArgosArgos Data Collection System
AVHRR/2Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2
HIRS/2High-resolution Infra Red Sounder/2
MSUMicrowave Sounding Unit
S&RSATSearch and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System
SBUV/2Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet/2
SSUStratospheric Sounding Unit
SEM/MEPEDSEM / Medium Energy Proton Detector
SEM/TEDSEM / Total Energy Detector

NOAA-14 was in a morning equator-crossing orbit and was intended to replace the NOAA-12 as the prime morning spacecraft. The goal of the NESS polar orbiting program was to provide output products used in meteorological prediction and warning, oceanographic and hydrologic services, and space environment monitoring.

The last contact occurred on May 23, 2007.[2]

References
  1. Vítek, Antonin (March 28, 2011). "1994-089A - NOAA-14". Space 40 (in Czech). Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. "Satellite: NOAA-14". World Meteorological Organization. December 11, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (January 29, 2015). "POES Decommissioned Satellites". Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. n2yo.com. "NOAA 14". Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "NOAA-14". NSSDCA. Retrieved July 7, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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