| Identifier: | NOAA-12 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12 |
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| Docucomp UUID: | 8293A0696437322CE040AC8C5AB453FE |
| Description: |
NOAA-12 (D)- Launch: May 14, 1991. Instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU) and SEM. Operational Dates: May 14, 1991 to December 14, 1998. Operational Status: Decommissioned on May 23, 2007. NOAA-12 was placed in a near circular, (450nm) polar orbit. It was the fifth 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. |
| 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 |
