Satellite NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime, COSPAS-SARSAT) of National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program)

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime, COSPAS-SARSAT)
Country of Operator/Owner USA
Operator/Owner National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program)
Users Government
Purpose Meteorology
Class of Orbit LEO
Type of Orbit Sun-Synchronous
Longitude of GEO (degrees) 0
Perigee (km) 845
Apogee (km) 864
Eccentricity 0.00131496989411032
Inclination (degrees) 98.9
Period (minutes) 102
Launch Mass (kg.) 1420
Dry Mass (kg.)
Power (watts)
Date of Launch 06-02-2009
Expected Lifetime 3 yrs.
Contractor Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Country of Contractor USA
Launch Site Vandenberg AFB
Launch Vehicle Delta 2
COSPAR Number 2009-005A
NORAD Number 33591
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.

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