NOAA-6
NOAA-6 was launched in June 1979 and was a third generation operational meteorological satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-84. The satellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth's atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space environment. The satellite was based upon the Block 5D spacecraft bus developed for the U.S. Air Force, and it was capable of maintaining an earth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus 0.1 degree with a motion rate of less than 0.035 degree/second. Primary sensors included an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and a TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS). Secondary experiments consisted of a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data Collection and Platform Location System (DCPLS). In early 1984, only one to two NOAA-6 passes were taken per day due to priorities for NOAA-7 and 8 data. However, when NOAA-8 failed in late June 1984, NOAA-6 was returned to full operational status to continue to provide morning orbit operational data. __________ Taken from the NSSDC System for Information Retrieval and Storage (SIRS). For more information contact the NSSDC Coordinated Request and User Support Office, 301-286-6695 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 933.4, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA, "http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/"). Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: NOAA-6 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) Short_Name: NOAA-6 Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-6 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: NOAA-N End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SEM Short_Name: AVHRR Short_Name: TOVS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 98.6 deg Period: 92.6 min Perigee: 382 km Apogee: 425 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-09 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Sample_Image: http://www.siloworld.com/MISSILE%20%20LAUNCHES/VAFB/SLC-3/19790627_025F_0568.JPG Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1979-06-27 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group
Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES)