United States Air ForceSM-65F AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 7
Launched
June 23, 1981
Image: NASA
Summary
NOAA 7 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65F Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 23, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 771st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,452nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th SM-65F Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NOAA 7, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 851 × 869 km orbit inclined 98.9°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65F Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 9th SM-65F Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 771st launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,452nd orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 7 · NORAD 12553 · 1981-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 7
- Object ID
- 1981-059A
- Epoch
- 1981-06-23 11:58:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.12002827 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012452
- Inclination
- 98.9001°
- Ascending node
- 129.0551°
- Arg. of perigee
- 299.2665°
- Mean anomaly
- 60.7261°
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 6 debris, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- NOAA 7 · NORAD 12553 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
60th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 488th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
196 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 7 launch?
NOAA 7 launched on June 23, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 7?
SM-65F Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65F Atlas spec sheet
Where did NOAA 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 7 reach?
NOAA 7, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 851 × 869 km orbit inclined 98.9°.
How many satellites did NOAA 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).