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United Launch AllianceDelta II 7320-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

NOAA-19 (NOAA N)

Launched

February 6, 2009

Launch SuccessfulWeather 0% go

Summary

NOAA-19 (NOAA N) launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 6, 2009. It was United Launch Alliance's 24th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,959th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Delta II 7320-10C flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NOAA 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 852 × 875 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone
3rd Delta II 7320-10C flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 24th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,959th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

98.7°Inclination
852 × 875 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
102.1 minPeriodfrom mean elements
346.7°Ascending node
6460 d agoElement epoch2009-02-06 11:23 UTC · stale

NOAA 19 · NORAD 33591 · 2009-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2009-005A
Epoch
2009-02-06 11:23:28 UTC
Mean motion
14.10795454 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0015655
Inclination
98.7318°
Ascending node
346.738°
Arg. of perigee
243.2097°
Mean anomaly
116.853°
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

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • NOAA 19 · NORAD 33591 · in orbit

Delta 338 · re-entered April 21, 2009

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

A United States NOAA, POES series of weather satellites.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 2W

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

82nd launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 636th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

104 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did NOAA-19 (NOAA N) launch?

NOAA-19 (NOAA N) launched on February 6, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch NOAA-19 (NOAA N)?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched NOAA-19 (NOAA N)?

Delta II 7320-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7320-10C spec sheet

Where did NOAA-19 (NOAA N) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

What orbit did NOAA-19 (NOAA N) reach?

NOAA 19, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 852 × 875 km orbit inclined 98.7°.

How many satellites did NOAA-19 (NOAA N) launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).