Weather
NOAA 15
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NOAA 15 is a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program) weather satellite, launched on May 13, 1998 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 13, 1998 at 03:52 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Titan II SLV →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- NOAA 15
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 809 km
- Periapsis
- 794 km
- Inclination
- 98.51°
- Orbital period
- 100.9 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (part of international program)
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,441.03 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,500 kg
- Power
- 830 W
- Design lifetime
- 3 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science/Meterology
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1998-030A
- NORAD catalog №
- 25338
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 5.292 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational