Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
NOAA-15 (NOAA-K) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science/Meteorology |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
800 |
Apogee (km) |
816 |
Eccentricity |
0.0011145165784341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.7 |
Period (minutes) |
101 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2223 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
1500 |
Power (watts) |
830 |
Date of Launch |
13-05-1998 |
Expected Lifetime |
3 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Titan 2 |
COSPAR Number |
1998-030A |
NORAD Number |
25338 |
Comments |
Polar-orbiting satellite; lonGalaxy-range weather forecasting; atmospheric and weather monitoring instruments; data stored on-board and transmitted over Fairbanks, AK and Wallops Island, VA. |