United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 13
Launched
August 9, 1993
Summary
NOAA 13 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 9, 1993. It was United States Air Force's 928th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,837th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). NOAA 13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 858 × 870 km orbit inclined 98.9°. 3 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
- 12th SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 928th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,837th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 13 · NORAD 22739 · 1993-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 13
- Object ID
- 1993-050A
- Epoch
- 1993-08-09 11:07:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10732395 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008491
- Inclination
- 98.9096°
- Ascending node
- 162.7257°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.462°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.5623°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; 1 still in orbit
- NOAA 13 · NORAD 22739 · 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
78th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 556th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
619 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 13 launch?
NOAA 13 launched on August 9, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 13?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did NOAA 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 13 reach?
NOAA 13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 858 × 870 km orbit inclined 98.9°.
How many satellites did NOAA 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).