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NOAA I

Atlas E launch from Vandenberg (United States) on August 9, 1993, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 9, 1993 · 10:02 UTCLaunch 1993-050Launch no. 3,834 in the log
RocketAtlas E
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC3W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF AFSPCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 9, 1993, 10:02
Launch designation
1993-050
Mission
NOAA I
Flight name
NOAA 13
Vehicle flight ID
34E

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
876 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.7 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
NOAA 131993-050ANORAD 22739National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMeteorology1,030 kgIn orbit
MAXIE/EHIC1993-050AUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.