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.) |
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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. |