NOAA 8 |
USA |
| Designation | 13923 / 83022A |
| Launch date | 28 Mar 1983 |
| Launch site | Va, SLC-3W |
| Launch vehicle | Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS |
| Mission | Meteorology |
| Earth orbit on: | |
| Perigee/Apogee | 792/817 km |
| Inclination | 98.6° |
| Period | 101 min |
| Out of service | 29 Dec 1985 |
| Cause | clock and power system failures |
| Prime contractor | GE Astro |
| Platform | based on the Tiros N bus, extended |
| Mass at launch | 1418 kg? |
| Mass in orbit | 735 kg? |
| Dimension | 6.8 m long x 1.88 m diameter |
| Solar array | 2.37 x 4.91 m? |
| Stabilization | 3-axis |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | 3 years |