NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

NOAA-17

Launch Time
Mon Jun 24, 2002 18:23 UTC

This mission used a Star-37XFP kick stage.

Rocket

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

Mission Details

NOAA-17

NOAA-17 was a weather forecasting satellite operated by NOAA.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,457.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

SLC-4W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2002

32nd orbital launch attempt

Titan II

23rd mission
1st mission of 2002
22nd successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission