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United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 16
Launched
September 21, 2000
Summary
NOAA 16 launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 21, 2000. It was United States Air Force's 1,027th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,424th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Titan II SLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NOAA 16, one of 459 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 871 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 459 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 10th Titan II SLV flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,027th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,424th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 16 · NORAD 26536 · 2000-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 459 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 16
- Object ID
- 2000-055A
- Epoch
- 2000-09-21 14:51:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.10895524 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010476
- Inclination
- 98.79°
- Ascending node
- 210.3675°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.6981°
- Mean anomaly
- 85.3501°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
459 catalogued: 1 payload, 457 debris, 1 component; 353 still in orbit
- NOAA 16 · NORAD 26536 · 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
90th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 603rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
283 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 16 launch?
NOAA 16 launched on September 21, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 16?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did NOAA 16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 16 reach?
NOAA 16, one of 459 catalogued objects, reached a 856 × 871 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did NOAA 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).