NOAA 9

Success US Air Force, SM-65E Atlas

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Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Rocket and boosterSM-65E Atlas
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SM-65E Atlas

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MissionEarth Science · Direct-GEO

Earth Science · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
NOAA 9 1984-123A Payload 825 × 845 km · 99.1° Globe
NOAA 9 DEB 1984-123B Debris re-entered 1999-03-16
NOAA 9 DEB 1984-123C Debris re-entered 1992-11-11

COSPAR ID 1984-123. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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