NOAA-15

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NOAA-15 is a U.S. weather and environmental monitoring satellite that provides global data for forecasting, climate research, and environmental observation from a polar orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf polar-orbiting satellite
weather satellite
alsoKnownAs NOAA-K
altitude approximately 807 km
bus TIROS-N satellite bus
COSPARId 1998-030A
countryOfOperator United States
dataUsedFor atmospheric sounding
climate research
cloud cover analysis
environmental monitoring
sea surface temperature analysis
weather forecasting
inclination 98.7 degrees
instrument AMSU-A
AMSU-B
AVHRR/3
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
HIRS/3
linked to: HIRS

High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
SBUV/2
SEM-2
Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer-2
Space Environment Monitor-2
launchDate 1998-05-13
launchSite Space Launch Complex 4W
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base
launchVehicle Titan II
manufacturer Lockheed Martin
missionType climate monitoring
environmental monitoring
meteorology
NORADId 25338
operator NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
orbitalPeriod approximately 101 minutes
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit
near-polar orbit
partOfConstellation NOAA POES constellation
preLaunchDesignation NOAA-K
program NOAA Polar Operational Environmental Satellites
POES
providesDataTo National Weather Service
global meteorological agencies
spaceAgency NOAA
status operational
successor NOAA-18
NOAA-19

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