NOAA 15
Satellite information NOAA 15
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NOAA 15 |
| Follow NOAA 15 | NOAA 15 Tracker |
| Pass predictions NOAA 15 | Pass predictions NOAA 15 |
| Orbit launches |
1998-05-13 g.02:00 (26 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 9719 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 797 km |
| Apogee | 812 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 98.55° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Sun-Synchronous) |
| Height NOAA 15 | 814.96 km |
Additional information NOAA 15
NOAA-15 (designated NOAA-K before launch) is one of the NASA-provided TIROS series of weather forecasting satellite run by NOAA. It was launched on May 13, 1998, and is currently semi-operational, in a sun-synchronous orbit, 807 km above the Earth, orbiting every 101 minutes. It hosts the AMSU-A and AMSU-B instruments, the AVHRR and High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/3) instruments, as well as a Space Environment Monitor (SEM/2). It also hosts Cospas-Sarsat payloads.
APT transmission frequency is 137.62 MHz. Due to problems with the S-band transmitter high-gain antennas, NOAA-15 has been configured for High Resolution Picture Transmission using the S-Band Transmitter #2 (1702.5 MHz) omnidirectional antenna.
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Average orbit height NOAA 15
Average velocity NOAA 15
Average inclination NOAA 15
Frequency NOAA 15
In the table below we show the frequencies NOAA 15.
| Downlink | Mode |
|---|---|
| 137.620*/1702.500 MHz | |
| 137.620 MHz | APT |
| 1544.500 MHz | BPSK |
| 1702.500 MHz | HRPT |
| 137.350 MHz | DSB |
| 2247.490 MHz | BPSK |
