Status
Success
NOAA-D
Launch Time
Tue May 14, 1991 15:52 UTC
Tue May 14, 1991 15:52 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
NOAA-D
NOAA-12, also known as NOAA-D, was a U.S. weather satellite operated by the NOAA for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS). It was part of a series of satellites called Advanced TIROS-N, being the fifth of the series.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,418.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-3W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1991
33rd orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Star
15th mission
1st mission of 1991
13th successful mission
11th consecutive successful mission