United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 12
Launched
May 14, 1991
Summary
NOAA 12 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 14, 1991. It was United States Air Force's 897th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,630th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). NOAA 12, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 796 × 850 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 7 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
- 10th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 897th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,630th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 12 · NORAD 21263 · 1991-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 12
- Object ID
- 1991-032A
- Epoch
- 1991-05-14 16:57:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.22789485 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037307
- Inclination
- 98.7215°
- Ascending node
- 164.3155°
- Arg. of perigee
- 210.4347°
- Mean anomaly
- 149.4666°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 debris, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- NOAA 12 · NORAD 21263 · 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
76th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 546th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
163 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 12 launch?
NOAA 12 launched on May 14, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 12?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did NOAA 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 12 reach?
NOAA 12, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 796 × 850 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did NOAA 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).