United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 15
Launched
May 13, 1998
Image: USAF
Summary
NOAA 15 launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 13, 1998. It was United States Air Force's 994th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,238th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan II SLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 833 × 833 km orbit inclined 98.7°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan II SLV · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 7th Titan II SLV flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 994th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,238th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 15 · NORAD 25338 · 1998-030 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 15
- Object ID
- 1998-030A
- Epoch
- 1998-05-13 16:07:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.19938778 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 9e-7
- Inclination
- 98.6959°
- Ascending node
- 163.5428°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.4552°
- Mean anomaly
- 25.6356°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- NOAA 15 · NORAD 25338 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The NOAA K, L and M POES satellites begin the fifth generation of improved environmental monitoring in support of NOAA missions. The instrument payload has significant improvements and additions/deletions. The instrument changes have effected the spacecraft subsystems and data formats.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
87th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 584th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
403 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 15 launch?
NOAA 15 launched on May 13, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 15?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did NOAA 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 15 reach?
It reached a 833 × 833 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did NOAA 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).