NOAA 16

USA

Previously known as NOAA L

Launch data:

Designation 26536 / 00055A
Launch date 21 Sep 2000 - 10:22 UT
Launch siteVa, SLC-4W
Launch vehicle Titan-2(23)G Star-37XFP-ISS (#23G-13)
Mission Meteorology
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 870 km
Inclination 98.7°
Period 102 min

The NOAA-L spacecraft is a Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) satellite.

Carries a Sarsat payload.

HRPT downlink: 1702 MHz

Ref: #7, #15 - update: 17.08.08