Atlas E | NOAA 12

Launch information

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Mission description

Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 12’.

Launch image Atlas E | NOAA 12

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 14, 1991, 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 12 (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 12’ 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
21263 NOAA 12 SSO 98.59 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas E | NOAA 12’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3620

To this date

Location Launch

#546

To this date

Pad Launch

#76

To this date

Agency Launch

#897

To this date

Orbital Launch

#33

Year 1991

Location Launch

#2

Year 1991

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1991

Agency Launch

#5

Year 1991

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