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Satellite:
NOAA-12
Satellite details
Acronym
NOAA-12
Full name
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 12
Satellite Description
8th flight unit of the NOAA 4th generation programme, 5th of the ATN series.
Main mission: operational meteorology.
Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
1420 kg
Dry mass
740 kg
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Selected global data available from NOAA.
Real-time data available by HRPT (full information) or by APT (reduced image resolution) or by the beacon (low-bit-rate data).
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
804 km
ECT
05:10 desc
Space agency
NOAA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
14 May 1991
EOL
10 Aug 2007
Last update:
2020-03-23
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
NOAA-12
Acronym
Full name
Argos
Argos Data Collection System
AVHRR/2
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer / 2
HIRS/2
High-resolution Infra Red Sounder / 2
MSU
Microwave Sounding Unit
SEM/MEPED
SEM / Medium energy proton detector
SEM/TED
SEM / Total Energy Detector
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
NOAA-12
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed