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Satellite:
NOAA-4
Satellite details
Acronym
NOAA-4
Full name
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4
Satellite Description
5th flight unit of the NOAA/ITOS programme.
Main mission: cloud imagery and temperature profiling.
Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch
340 kg
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Selected global data available from NOAA.
Real-time availability of images in full resolution (by HRPT) and reduced resolution (by modified APT).
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
1450 km
ECT
14:30 asc
Space agency
NOAA
, NASA
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
15 Nov 1974
EOL
18 Nov 1978
Last update:
2015-07-28
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-4
Acronym
Full name
SPM
Solar Proton Monitor
SR
Scanning Radiometer
VHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer (in LEO)
VTPR
Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
NOAA-4
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed