Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
15:52:03
Tuesday May 14, 1991
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.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
1 Payload
1,418 kilograms
15th
Mission
1st
Mission of 1991
33rd
Orbital launch attempt