NOAA-18
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NOAA-18, also known as NOAA-N before launch, is a decommissioned, polar orbiting, weather satellite series (NOAA K-N) operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-18 also continued the series of Advanced TIROS-N (ATN) spacecraft begun with the launch of NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) in 1983 but with additional new and improved instrumentation over the NOAA A-M series and a new launch vehicle (Titan 23G). NOAA-18 is in an afternoon equator-crossing orbit and replaced NOAA-17 as the prime afternoon spacecraft. NOAA-18 was d
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Launch
- Spacecraft
- Instruments
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3)
- High Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRS/4)
- Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A)
- Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS)
- Space Environment Monitor (SEM-2)
- Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer (SBUV/2)
- Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System (SARSAT)
- ARGOS Data Collection System (Argos DCS-2)
- Telecommunications
- Mission
- References
- External links
NOAA-18, also known as NOAA-N before launch, is a decommissioned, polar orbiting, weather satellite series (NOAA K-N) operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-18 also continued the series of Advanced TIROS-N (ATN) spacecraft begun with the launch of NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) in 1983 but with additional new and improved instrumentation over the NOAA A-M series and a new launch vehicle (Titan 23G). NOAA-18 is in an afternoon equator-crossing orbit and replaced NOAA-17 as the prime afternoon spacecraft. NOAA-18 was decommissioned as of 17:49 UTC, June 6, 2025.
== Launch == thumb|Launch of NOAA-18
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