NOAA 12 |
USA |
| Designation | 21263 / 91032A |
| Launch date | 14 May 1991 |
| Launch site | Va, SLC-3W |
| Launch vehicle | Atlas-E / Star-37S-ISS |
| Mission | Meteorology |
| Earth orbit on: | |
| Perigee/Apogee | 804/824 km |
| Inclination | 98.6° |
| Period | 101.2 min |
| Equator crossing | 19:30 northbound |
| Out of service | Nov 1998 |
| Cause |
replaced
by
NOAA 15,
placed in standby. HIRS failure in May 1997 |
| APT downlink freq. | 137.500 MHz (standby) |
| HRPT downlink freq. | 1698.0 MHz |
| Beacon | 136.770 MHz |