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| - NOAA-6 was launched in June 1979 and was a third generation
operational meteorological satellite for use in the National
Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the support
of the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-84. The
satellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronous
platform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth's
atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space
environment. The satellite was based upon the Block 5D spacecraft bus
developed for the U.S. Air Force, and it was 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 included an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
(AVHRR) and a TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS). Secondary
experiments consisted of a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data
Collection and Platform Location System (DCPLS). In early 1984, only
one to two NOAA-6 passes were taken per day due to priorities for
NOAA-7 and 8 data. However, when NOAA-8 failed in late June 1984,
NOAA-6 was returned to full operational status to continue to provide
morning orbit operational data.
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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-6
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites)
Short_Name: NOAA-6
Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-6
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: NOAA-N
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Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: SEM
Short_Name: AVHRR
Short_Name: TOVS
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Inclination: 98.6 deg
Period: 92.6 min
Perigee: 382 km
Apogee: 425 km
End_Group
Creation_Date: 2007-11-09
Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Sample_Image: http://www.siloworld.com/MISSILE%20%20LAUNCHES/VAFB/SLC-3/19790627_025F_0568.JPG
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1979-06-27
Primary_Sponsor: NASA
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