Concept information
Preferred term
NOAA-15
Type
-
sosa:Platform
Definition
- NOAA 15, also known as NOAA-K before launch, was an operational, polar orbiting, meteorological satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the latest in the Advanced TIROS-N (ATN) series and the design was based on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP). Launched by the Titan II rocket from Vandenberg AFB, NOAA-K replaced the decommissioned NOAA 12 in an afternoon equator-crossing orbit. It provided support to environmental monitoring by complementing the NOAA/NESS geostationary meteorological satellite program (GOES).
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 15
Belongs to group
has instrument
URI
https://vocab.met.no/mmd/Platform/NOAA-15
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