| Identifier: | NOAA-7 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7 |
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| Docucomp UUID: | 8293A0696428322CE040AC8C5AB453FE |
| Description: |
NOAA-7 (C)- Launched: June 23, 1981. Primary instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), SEM and Argos/DCS. Operational dates: August 19, 1981 - June 7, 1986. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (146" long by 74" high) with one large solar panel attached. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed 1594 pounds. was the second operational satellite in the TIROS-N series. NOAA-7 was placed in a near circular, (470nm) polar orbit. The craft and its systems operated successfully, providing high-resolution scanned images and vertical temperature and moisture profiles to both operational meteorologists and private interests with APT and HRPT capability. |
| Record Created: | April 10, 2018 2:06 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
| Record Last Modified: | April 10, 2018 2:06 PM UTC by edmjira.inport@noaa.gov |
