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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceTitan II SLV
Launched 1998-05-13 15:52:04 UTCSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
31st
orbital launch attempt in 1998
United States Air Force
7th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 4W
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
403 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
The NOAA K, L and M POES satellites begin the fifth generation of improved environmental monitoring in support of NOAA missions. The instrument payload has significant improvements and additions/deletions. The instrument changes have effected the spacecraft subsystems and data formats.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
31.4m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
3,600kg
Liftoff thrust
1,900kN
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