Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:42:00

Wednesday December 12, 1984

Mission Details

NOAA-F

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NOAA-9, also known as NOAA-F, was an American weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the second of the Advanced TIROS-N series of satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

1,420 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-E/F Star-37S-ISS

Active 1978 to 1995


Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-3W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

17 days 21 hours

Stats

Atlas-Star


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1984

1984


123rd

Orbital launch attempt