Norad ID: 22739
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NOAA 13 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
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| Perigee | 842 km |
| Apogee | 858 km |
NOAA-13, also known as NOAA-I, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-I continues the third-generation operational, polar orbiting, meteorological satellite series operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the NOAA. NOAA-13 continues the series of Advanced TIROS-N spacecraft begun with the launch of NOAA-8 in 1983.NOAA-13 was launched on an Atlas E rocket on August 9, 1993 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. After a failure due to a screw that damaged the power supply, the satellite ceased its activities on August 21, 1993.
satellite NOAA 13 Date of exalting 09.08.1993y.