// meteorology · 1980

NOAA-B

Failed American weather satellite. NOAA-B was launched on May 29, 1980 aboard a Atlas F from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 3, 1981).

COSPAR 1980-043ANORAD 11819United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: NOAA B
Common name: NOAA-B
International designator: 1980-043A
NORAD catalog number: 11819
GCAT identifier: S11819
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/040

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Civil government
Program: Tiros N
Owner: NOAA
Country: United States
Builder: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
Platform (bus): Tiros N

Launch

Date: May 29, 1980 · 10:53 UTC
Launch record: 1980-043Success
Rocket: Atlas F
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC3W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/P
Perigee: 267 km
Apogee: 1,378 km
Inclination: 92.23°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 3, 1981
Last known active: May 30, 1980
End of operations: May 30, 1980

Size

Mass: 685 kg
Dry mass: 685 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,418 kg
Length: 3.7 m
Diameter: 1.90 m
Span: 4.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6954808 (CC0).