Titan II(23)G | NOAA-16

Launch Time
Thu Sep 21, 2000 10:22 UTC

This mission used a Star-37S 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-16, designated NOAA-L before launch, is one of the NASA-provided TIROS series of weather forecasting satellites operated by NOAA.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 1,457.0 kg

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

57th orbital launch attempt

22nd mission

1st mission of 2000

21st successful mission

6th consecutive successful mission