Titan II(23)G | NOAA-15

Launch Time
Wed May 13, 1998 15:52 UTC

This mission used a Star-37XFP kick stage.

Titan II(23)G

Lockheed

Status: Retired

Price: $35.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 1,900 kN

Payload to LEO: 3,600 kg

Stages: 2

Rocket Height: 42.9 m

Fairing Diameter: 3.05 m

Fairing Height: 9.1 m

Details

NOAA-15 is one of the NASA-provided TIROS series of weather forecasting satellite run by NOAA. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 1,457.0 kg

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

31st orbital launch attempt

19th mission

1st mission of 1998

18th successful mission

3rd consecutive successful mission