| Identifier: | NOAA-8 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-8 |
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| Docucomp UUID: | 8293A069642B322CE040AC8C5AB453FE |
| Description: |
NOAA-8 (E)- Launched: March 1983. Instruments: AVHRR, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), SEM and SARSAT (SARR, SARP). Operational dates: June 20, 1983-June 12, 1984 and July 1, 1985-October 31, 1985. The first operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (166" long by 74" high) and powered by a 191" by 94" solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2000 pounds. It was placed in a near circular, (450nm) polar orbit. Also included a Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) system. |
| 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 |
