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| - NOAA-10 (ATN series) was launched on September 17, 1986 and is a
third-generation operational meteorological satellite. The satellite
design provides an economical and stable sun-synchronous platform. This
platform enables the satellite to carry advanced operational instruments
that measure the earth's atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and
the near-space environment. The satellite is based upon the Block 5D
spacecraft bus developed for the U.S. Air Force, and is capable of
maintaining an earth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus
0.1 degree with a motion rate of less than 0.035 degree/second.
Primary sensors include (1) an Advanced Very High Resolution
Radiometer (AVHRR), (2) TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS), (3)
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE), and (4) a Solar Backscatter
Ultraviolet Spectrometer (SBUV/2). Secondary experiments consist of a
Space Environment Monitor (SEM), and a Data Collection System (DCS). A
Search and Rescue (SAR) system is also carried on NOAA-10.
Orbital Characteristics-
Orbital Period: 101.50 m
Inclination: 98.59 degrees Eccentricity: 0.00256
Periapsis: 833.00 km Apoapsis: 870.00 km
For more information about the NOAA POES satellite series link to the
URL: "http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/psguide/satellite/noaasat.html"
To view a 3D orbit, observe the J track satellite tracking web page:
"http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/"
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Taken from the NSSDC System for Information Retrieval and Storage (SIRS). For
more information contact the NSSDC Coordinated Request and User Support Office,
301-286-6695 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 933.4, Greenbelt, Maryland
20771, USA, "http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/").
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: NOAA-10
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites)
Short_Name: NOAA-10
Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10
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Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: SEM
Short_Name: TOVS
Short_Name: SBUV/2
Short_Name: ERBE
Short_Name: AVHRR
End_Group
Group: Orbit
Orbit_Inclination: 98.59 deg
Period: 101.50 m
Perigee: 833 km
Apogee: 870 km
End_Group
Creation_Date: 2007-10-17
Online_Resource: http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/podug/html/c1/sec1-46.htm
Sample_Image: http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/erbe/noaasat.gif
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1986-09-17
Primary_Sponsor: NASA
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