NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9 |
(MI_Platform) platform_25 uuid: 8293A069642E322CE040AC8C5AB453FE identifier: (MD_Identifier) code: NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9 description: NOAA-9 (F) - Launched: December 12, 1984. Instruments: AVHRR/2, TOVS (HIRS/2, MSU, SSU), SBUV/2, ERBE, SARSAT (SARR, SARP) and Argos/DCS. Operational dates: February 25, 1985 to November 7, 1988. NOAA-9 was the second operational satellite in the Advanced TIROS-N series. The spacecraft was rectangular shaped (166" long by 74" high) and powered by a 191" by 94" solar array. The satellite was Earth oriented, three-axis stabilized and weighed approximately 2000 pounds. NOAA-9 was placed in a near circular, (470nm) polar orbit. The APT and HRPT capabilities still exist with this satellite. sponsor: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/86832756-32CE-46E2-E040-0AC8C5AB43743 title: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSO > Office of Satellite Operations, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce sponsor: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/86832756-32D8-46E2-E040-0AC8C5AB43743 title: NASA/GSFC > Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA instrument: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B89A75F2E040AC8C5AB4576F title: AVHRR/2 > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2 instrument: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B88875F2E040AC8C5AB4576F title: HIRS/2 > High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder/2 instrument: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B89175F2E040AC8C5AB4576F title: MSU > Microwave Sounding Unit instrument: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B89475F2E040AC8C5AB4576F title: SSU > Stratospheric Sounding Unit instrument: xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/8293FAD4B86775F2E040AC8C5AB4576F title: SBUV/2 > Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Radiometer/2 |