NOAA 15

Previously known as NOAA K, also known as POES 1 (Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite)

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General

Designation	25338 / 98030A
Launch date	13 May 1998
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Meteorology
Perigee/Apogee	833 km (sunsynchronous)
Inclination	98.7°
Period	101 min
Launch vehicle	Titan 2 #19

This is the first in a series of five satellites called POES with improved imaging and sounding capabilities. This satellite replaced NOAA 12

After launch, the satellite had problems to deploy one of its antennas. The APT transmissions are disturbed. Seems to be related to an assembly miswire. Nevertheless, high resolution transmissions are operational.

In early July 2000; the imaging instrument appeared to have failed.

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications
Payload

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