A DELTA 2 rocket body that was launched from the Vandenberg Air force Base on the 6th February, 2009, for the NOAA-N Prime mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 21st April, 2009 @ 16:09 GMT ± 24 hours.
NOAA-N Prime became NOAA-19 upon reaching space, keeping a long-standing practice of renaming the NOAA craft from letter designators to numbers. The newest spacecraft carries on a tradition of collecting weather and environmental data with the polar-orbiting craft for more than four decades. The first weather satellite was called TIROS-1, Television Infrared Observation Satellites, and launched in 1960.
A new environmental satellite that will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world soared into space this morning after a picture-perfect launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA-N Prime spacecraft lifted off at 2:22 a.m. PST aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from NASA's Space Launch Complex 2. Approximately 65 minutes later, the spacecraft separated from the Delta II SLV.
A rocket carrying a U.S. global weather satellite has blasted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. The NOAA-N Prime satellite was launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket from the central coast base at 2:22 a.m. PT (5:22 a.m. ET) Friday.
A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California today and is now circling the globe every 102 minutes taking images and measurements to support NOAA's efforts to forecast and monitor the environment. NOAA-19 joins NOAA-18 and one European environmental satellite already in polar orbit. NOAA-19 carries seven scientific instruments, including two search and rescue instruments and a data recording system. Unique with this satellite is a new data collection system that will relay meteorological, oceanographic data - even track migration patterns of wildlife - to help researchers improve their study of Earth's environment.
NOAA-N Launch: Feb 6,2009 Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC-2 NOAA-N Prime is the latest polar-orbiting satellite developed by NASA/Goddard Spaceflight Center for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA uses two satellites, a morning and afternoon satellite, to ensure every part of the Earth is observed at least twice every 12 hours. NOAA-N will collect information about Earth's atmosphere and environment to improve weather prediction and climate research across the globe.