United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 11
Launched
September 24, 1988
Image: NOAA
Summary
NOAA 11 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 24, 1988. It was United States Air Force's 862nd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,346th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). NOAA 11, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 872 km orbit inclined 98.9°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65E Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 8th SM-65E Atlas flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 862nd launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,346th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 11 · NORAD 19531 · 1988-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 11
- Object ID
- 1988-089A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-26 07:23:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10632414 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011178
- Inclination
- 98.9044°
- Ascending node
- 210.0942°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.6974°
- Mean anomaly
- 103.3183°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 26
- B*
- 0.00059671
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 debris, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- NOAA 11 · NORAD 19531 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
73rd launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 538th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
234 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 11 launch?
NOAA 11 launched on September 24, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 11?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did NOAA 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 11 reach?
NOAA 11, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 872 km orbit inclined 98.9°.
How many satellites did NOAA 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).