Weather
NOAA 5
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- July 29, 1976 at 05:07 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Delta 2310 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- NOAA 5
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 1,524 km
- Periapsis
- 1,508 km
- Inclination
- 102.3°
- Orbital period
- 116.33 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1976-077A
- NORAD catalog №
- 9057
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 1.6254 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational