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United States Air ForceTitan II SLVSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 17
Launched
June 24, 2002
Summary
NOAA 17 launched on an United States Air Force Titan II SLV from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 24, 2002. It was United States Air Force's 1,043rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,543rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Titan II SLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). NOAA 17, one of 116 catalogued objects, reached a 818 × 840 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 116 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 · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 11th Titan II SLV flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,043rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,543rd orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 17 · NORAD 27453 · 2002-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 116 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 17
- Object ID
- 2002-032A
- Epoch
- 2002-06-24 19:28:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.21021993 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014889
- Inclination
- 98.7855°
- Ascending node
- 242.8893°
- Arg. of perigee
- 5.7429°
- Mean anomaly
- 354.3975°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
116 catalogued: 1 payload, 114 debris, 1 component; 53 still in orbit
- NOAA 17 · NORAD 27453 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
NOAA M carried weather imagers and microwave and infrared sounders, as well as a SARSAT search-and-rescue package. It had an on-orbit mass of 1475 kg.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
91st launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 612th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
641 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 17 launch?
NOAA 17 launched on June 24, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 17?
Titan II SLV, flown by United States Air Force. Titan II SLV spec sheet
Where did NOAA 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 17 reach?
NOAA 17, one of 116 catalogued objects, reached a 818 × 840 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did NOAA 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).