Weather
NOAA 17
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 24, 2002 at 06:23 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Titan II SLV →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- NOAA 17
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 813 km
- Periapsis
- 796 km
- Inclination
- 98.86°
- Orbital period
- 100.97 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2002-032A
- NORAD catalog №
- 27453
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 4.858 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational