NOAA-15

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

15:52:00

Wednesday May 13, 1998

Mission Details

Launch Notes

This mission used a Star-37XFP kick stage.

Wiki

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1,457 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

Titan II(23)G

Active 1988 to 2003

Agency

Lockheed

Price

$35.00 million

Rocket

Height: 42.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,600 kg

Liftoff Thrust

1,900 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.05m

Height: 9.1m

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-4W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

SLC-4W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

15 days 1 hour

Stats

Titan II

19th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1998

1998

31st

Orbital launch attempt