United States Air ForceSM-65F AtlasSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA B
Launched
May 29, 1980
Summary
NOAA B launched on an United States Air Force SM-65F Atlas from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 29, 1980. It was United States Air Force's 756th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,327th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th SM-65F Atlas flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NOAA B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 1,461 km orbit inclined 92.3°. 3 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
- 8th SM-65F Atlas flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 756th launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,327th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA B · NORAD 11819 · 1980-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-043A
- Epoch
- 1980-05-29 15:28:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.08810711 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0814742
- Inclination
- 92.2751°
- Ascending node
- 106.5638°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.9706°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.0114°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2103
- B*
- 3.1e-8
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- NOAA B · NORAD 11819 · re-entered May 3, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Third generation LEO meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
58th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 480th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
87 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA B launch?
NOAA B launched on May 29, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA B?
SM-65F Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65F Atlas spec sheet
Where did NOAA B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA B reach?
NOAA B, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 1,461 km orbit inclined 92.3°.
How many satellites did NOAA B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).