Norad ID: 13923
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NOAA 8 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
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| Perigee | 785 km |
| Apogee | 807 km |
NOAA-8, also known as NOAA-E, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was first of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites.NOAA-8 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on March 28, 1983 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The last contact occurred on December 29, 1985, following a power failure caused by thermal runaway of its battery system.
satellite NOAA 8 Date of exalting 28.03.1983y.