NOAA-6

NOAA-6
Names	NOAA-A
Mission type	Weather
Operator	NOAA
COSPAR ID	1979-057A
SATCAT no.	11416
Mission duration	2 years (planned); 7 years, 9 months and 3 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	TIROS
Bus	TIROS-N
Manufacturer	RCA Astro Electronics
Launch mass	1,418 kg (3,126 lb)
Dry mass	735 kg (1,620 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	27 June 1979, 15:51:59 UTC
Rocket	Atlas-F-Star-37S-ISS; (Atlas S/N 25F)
Launch site	Vandenberg, SLC-3W
Contractor	Convair
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	31 March 1987
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	833 km (518 mi)
Apogee altitude	833 km (518 mi)
Inclination	98.70°
Period	101.50 minutes
AVHRR/1
Instruments
AVHRR/1	Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
TOVS	TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
SEM	Space Environment Monitor
DCPLS (Argos)	Data Collection and Platform Location System
	TIROS program ← TIROS-N NOAA-B →

NOAA-6, known as NOAA-A before launch, was an American operational weather satellite for use in the National Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978–1984. The satellite design provided an economical and stable Sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the atmosphere of Earth, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space environment.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b "TIROS-N, NOAA 6, B, 7". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
^ "NOAA-6". World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Trajectory: NOAA 6 1979-057A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "NOAA Heritage". Polar Operational Environmental Satellites. NOAA. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Display: NOAA-6 1979-057A". NASA GSFC. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[astronautix-1] "Tiros N". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[gunters-2] "TIROS-N, NOAA 6, B, 7". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[WMO-3] "NOAA-6". World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[Trajectory-4] "Trajectory: NOAA 6 1979-057A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[noaa.heritage-5] "NOAA Heritage". Polar Operational Environmental Satellites. NOAA. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Display-6] "Display: NOAA-6 1979-057A". NASA GSFC. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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