NOAA 12
Also called NOAA D
General
| Designation | 21263 / 91032A |
| Launch date | 14 May 1991 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Mission | Meteorology |
| Perigee/Apogee | 804/824 km |
| Inclination | 98.6° |
| Period | 101.2 min |
| Equator crossing | 19:30 northbound |
| Launch vehicle | Atlas E |
| Launch site | Vandenberg |
No Sarsat package
End of life
| Out of service | Nov 1998 |
| Cause |
replaced
by
NOAA 15,
placed in standby. HIRS failure in May 1997 It was still used till Aug 2007: sending data directly to ground stations |
External resources
sat-index articles
Technical data
Specifications
Payload
| APT downlink freq. | 137.500 MHz (standby) |
| HRPT downlink freq. | 1698.0 MHz |
| Beacon | 136.770 MHz |
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