Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
15:52:00
Monday March 28, 1983
NOAA-8, also known as NOAA-E, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was the first of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
1,420 kilograms
7th
Mission
1st
Mission of 1983
23rd
Orbital launch attempt