Atlas E | NOAA 8

Launch information

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Mission description

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 8’.

Launch image Atlas E | NOAA 8

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 28, 1983, 3:52 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

NOAA 8 (Direct-GEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas E

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 8’ 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
13923 NOAA 8 SSO 98.74 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 8’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#2659

To this date

Location Launch

#500

To this date

Pad Launch

#62

To this date

Agency Launch

#798

To this date

Orbital Launch

#23

Year 1983

Location Launch

#3

Year 1983

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1983

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1983

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