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NOAA-6

U.S. weather satellite
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NOAA-6

Summary

NOAA-6 is a weather satellite[1].

Key Facts

  • NOAA-6's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[2].
  • NOAA-6 is operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[3].
  • NOAA-6's manufacturer is recorded as RCA Corporation[4].
  • NOAA-6's part of the series is recorded as Television Infrared Observation Satellite[5].
  • NOAA-6 is a type of TIROS-N[6].
  • NOAA-6's Commons category is recorded as NOAA 6[7].
  • NOAA-6's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas E/F[8].
  • NOAA-6's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • NOAA-6's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[10].
  • NOAA-6's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as June 27, 1979[11].
  • NOAA-6's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[12].
  • NOAA-6's significant event is recorded as service retirement[13].
  • NOAA-6's launch contractor is recorded as Convair[14].
  • NOAA-6's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West[15].

Related Entities

Atlas E/F RCA Corporation Television Infrared Observation Satellite TIROS-N TIROS-N United States weather satellite

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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    Part of the series → Television Infrared Observation Satellite
    Country of origin → —
    Utc date of spacecraft launch → +1979-06-27T00:00:00Z
    Start point → Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West
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