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Identifier: NOAA-10 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10
Docucomp UUID: 8293A0696431322CE040AC8C5AB453FE
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NOAA-10 (G) - Launched: September 17, 1986. Instruments: AVHRR, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), ERBE SEM, DCS, SARSAT (SARR, SARP) and Argos/DCS. Operational dates: November 17, 1986 to September 16, 1991. NOAA-10 was the third operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. NOAA-10 was placed in a near circular, (450nm) polar orbit. 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.

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
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