NOAA 15 Spacecraft Status Summary
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Spacecraft Letter:
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K | International Designation: | 1998 030A |
Catalog Number:
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25338 |
| Launch Date: | 05/13/1998 | Operational Date: | 12/15/1998 | Operational Status: | AM Secondary |
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Notes:
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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. | ||||
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GAC:
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Yes |
HRPT:
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Yes | STX-2/MSB | 1702.5 MHz |
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LAC:
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No |
APT:
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Yes | VTX-1 | 137.5 MHz |
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LTAN:
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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
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Spacecraft Letter:
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M | International Designation: | 2002 032A |
Catalog Number:
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27453 |
| Launch Date: | 06/24/2002 | Operational Date: | 10/15/2002 | Operational Status: | AM Backup |
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Notes:
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AMSU-B Channels 18, 19 and 20 science data severely degraded as of 17 Dec 2009. No products are generated. | ||||
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GAC:
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Yes |
HRPT:
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Yes | STX-1/LSB | 1698.0 MHz |
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LAC:
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No |
APT:
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Yes | VTX-2 | 137.62 MHz |
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LTAN:
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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
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Spacecraft Letter:
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N | International Designation: | 2005018A |
Catalog Number:
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28654 |
| Launch Date: | 05/20/2005 | Operational Date: | 08/30/2005 | Operational Status: | PM Secondary |
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Notes:
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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. | ||||
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GAC:
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YES |
HRPT:
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Yes | STX-3/HSB | 1707.0 MHz |
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LAC:
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YES |
APT:
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Yes | VTX-2 | 137.9125 MHz |
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LTAN:
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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
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Spacecraft Letter:
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N-PRIME | International Designation: | 2009-005-A |
Catalog Number:
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33591 |
| Launch Date: | 02/06/2009 | Operational Date: | 06/02/2009 | Operational Status: | PM Primary |
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Notes:
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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. | ||||
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GAC:
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Yes |
HRPT:
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Yes | STX-1/LSB | 1698.0 MHz |
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LAC:
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Yes |
APT:
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Yes | VTX-1 | 137.1 MHz |
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LTAN:
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13:44:00 | Inclination Angle: | 98.7(Deg) | Altitude: | 870(Km) |
| Precession Rate: | -1.5(min/month) | Period: | 102.14(minutes) |