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1979 · United States Air Force
NOAA 6
success
Atlas F | NOAA 6
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
Overview
Date / time
June 27, 1979 at 03:51 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission
NOAA 6
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
SM-65F Atlas →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
NOAA 6
LEO