Weather
NOAA B
DecayedWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 29, 1980 at 10:53 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- SM-65F Atlas →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- NOAA B
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 191 km
- Periapsis
- 135 km
- Inclination
- 92.13°
- Orbital period
- 87.75 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1980-043A
- NORAD catalog №
- 11819
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 9.9 m²
- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- May 3, 1981
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- May 3, 1981
- Time in service
- 339 days
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed