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NOAA 15 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Mission Data 
Spacecraft Letter:
K International Designation: 1998 030A
Catalog Number:
25338
Launch Date: 05/13/1998 Operational Date: 12/15/1998 Operational Status: AM Secondary
Notes:
HIRS Filter Wheel Motor ceased Operating June 7, 2009. No Science Data is Generated. Macro Commands for Filter Wheel Motor Power On/Off Toggling Once/Orbit were Uploaded on Dec. 16, 2009.
GAC:
Yes
HRPT:
Yes STX-2/MSB 1702.5 MHz
LAC:
No
APT:
Yes VTX-1 137.5 MHz
LTAN:
16:41:00 Inclination Angle: 98.5(Deg) Altitude: 807(Km)
Precession Rate: -1.0(min/month) Period: 101.1(minutes)

NOAA 17 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Mission Data 
Spacecraft Letter:
M International Designation: 2002 032A
Catalog Number:
27453
Launch Date: 06/24/2002 Operational Date: 10/15/2002 Operational Status: AM Backup
Notes:
AMSU-B Channels 18, 19 and 20 science data severely degraded as of 17 Dec 2009. No products are generated.
GAC:
Yes
HRPT:
Yes STX-1/LSB 1698.0 MHz
LAC:
No
APT:
Yes VTX-2 137.62 MHz
LTAN:
21:07:00 Inclination Angle: 98.7(Deg) Altitude: 810(Km)
Precession Rate: -2.6(min/month) Period: 101.2(minutes)

NOAA 18 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Mission Data 
Spacecraft Letter:
N International Designation: 2005018A
Catalog Number:
28654
Launch Date: 05/20/2005 Operational Date: 08/30/2005 Operational Status: PM Secondary
Notes:
NOAA-18 transmitters are configured with STX-1 (1698 MHz, RHCP) for Primary Playback, STX-2 (1702.5 MHz, RHCP/LHCP) for Secondary Playback and STX-3 (1707MHz, RHCP) for HRPT.
GAC:
YES
HRPT:
Yes STX-3/HSB 1707.0 MHz
LAC:
YES
APT:
Yes VTX-2 137.9125 MHz
LTAN:
13:50:44 Inclination Angle: 98.74(Deg) Altitude: 854(Km)
Precession Rate: 0.8(min/month) Period: 102.12(minutes)

NOAA 19 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Mission Data 
Spacecraft Letter:
N-PRIME International Designation: 2009-005-A
Catalog Number:
33591
Launch Date: 02/06/2009 Operational Date: 06/02/2009 Operational Status: PM Primary
Notes:
NOAA-19 MHS went into Fault Mode at 1425Z on December 19, and the instrument was successfully recovered at 1918Z on December 21 to its normal scanning mode. H3 NEdT remains out of Spec.
GAC:
Yes
HRPT:
Yes STX-1/LSB 1698.0 MHz
LAC:
Yes
APT:
Yes VTX-1 137.1 MHz
LTAN:
13:44:00 Inclination Angle: 98.7(Deg) Altitude: 870(Km)
Precession Rate: -1.5(min/month) Period: 102.14(minutes)