United States Air ForceSM-65E AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 8
Launched
March 28, 1983
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
NOAA 8 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65E Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 28, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 798th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,669th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd SM-65E Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). NOAA 8, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 771 × 840 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 13 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65E Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd SM-65E Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 798th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,669th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 8 · NORAD 13923 · 1983-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 13 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 8
- Object ID
- 1983-022A
- Epoch
- 1983-03-28 16:57:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.28110504 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048132
- Inclination
- 98.7179°
- Ascending node
- 118.0422°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.3034°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.0289°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
13 catalogued: 1 payload, 10 debris, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- NOAA 8 · NORAD 13923 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
62nd launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 500th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 8 launch?
NOAA 8 launched on March 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 8?
SM-65E Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65E Atlas spec sheet
Where did NOAA 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 8 reach?
NOAA 8, one of 13 catalogued objects, reached a 771 × 840 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did NOAA 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).