WMO OSCAR | Satellite: NOAA-6

Satellite: NOAA-6

Satellite details

Acronym	NOAA-6
Full name	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 6
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	2nd flight unit of the NOAA 4th generation series. Main mission: operational meteorology. Significant contribution to Space weather.
Mass at launch	1418 kg	Dry mass	735 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 APT (reduced image resolution) or by the beacon (low-bit-rate data).
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	840 km
ECT	07:30 desc

Space agency	NOAA , NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	27 Jun 1979	EOL	31 Mar 1987
Last update:	2015-07-28

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 4th generation
- NOAA-6 (1979 - 1987)
- NOAA-7 (1981 - 1986)
- TIROS-N (1978 - 1981)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on NOAA-6

Acronym	Full name
Argos	Argos Data Collection System
AVHRR	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
HIRS/2	High-resolution Infra Red Sounder / 2
MSU	Microwave Sounding Unit
SSU	Stratospheric Sounding Unit
SEM/MEPED	SEM / Medium energy proton detector
SEM/TED	SEM / Total Energy Detector

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on NOAA-6

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
Argos	Argos Data Collection System	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A
AVHRR	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A
HIRS/2	High-resolution Infra Red Sounder / 2	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A
MSU	Microwave Sounding Unit	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A
SSU	Stratospheric Sounding Unit	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A
SEM/MEPED	SEM / Medium energy proton detector	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A
SEM/TED	SEM / Total Energy Detector	Sep 1979 *	31 Mar 1987	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed