NOAA 08
Also called NOAA E
General
| Designation | 13923 / 83022A |
| Launch date | 28 Mar 1983 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Mission | Meteorology |
| Perigee/Apogee | 792/817 km |
| Inclination | 98.6° |
| Period | 101 min |
| Launch vehicle | Atlas F |
| Launch site | Vandenberg |
Was a longer spacecraft than NOAA D (12) and was used to carry an additional Sarsat payload.
End of life
| Out of service | 29 Dec 1985 |
| Cause | clock and power system failures |
Technical data
Specifications
| Prime contractor | GE Astro |
| Platform | based on the Tiros N bus, extended |
| Mass at launch | 1418 kg? |
| Mass in orbit | 735 kg? |
| Dimension | 6.8 m long x 1.88 m diameter |
| Solar array | 2.37 x 4.91 m? |
| Stabilization | 3-axis |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | 3 years |
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