Atlas F | NOAA 6

Launch information

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Mission description

Third generation LEO meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas F | NOAA 6’.

Launch image Atlas F | NOAA 6

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: June 27, 1979, 3:51 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

NOAA 6 (SSO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas F

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas F | NOAA 6’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
11416 NOAA 6 SSO 98.6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas F | NOAA 6’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2221

To this date

Location Launch

#474

To this date

Pad Launch

#56

To this date

Agency Launch

#744

To this date

Orbital Launch

#58

Year 1979

Location Launch

#5

Year 1979

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1979

Agency Launch

#8

Year 1979

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