NOAA-19
 NOAA-19 before launch | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | NOAA |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-005A |
| SATCAT № | 33591 |
| Mission duration | 2 years[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | TIROS-N |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 1,440 kilograms (3,170 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 February 2009, 10:22:00 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Delta II 7320-10C[4] |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Semi-major axis | 7,230.910 kilometers (4,493.079 mi)[5] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0013582[5] |
| Perigee | 850 kilometers (530 mi)[5] |
| Apogee | 869 kilometers (540 mi)[5] |
| Inclination | 98.97 degrees[5] |
| Period | 101.99 minutes[5] |
| Epoch | 24 January 2015, 12:46:30 UTC[5] |
NOAA-19,[6] designated NOAA-N' (NOAA-N Prime) prior to launch, is the last of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's POES series of weather satellites (which was scheduled to be replaced by the next-generation NPOESS series before the NPOESS project was cancelled). NOAA-19 was launched on 6 February 2009.
Launch
On 4 November 2008, NASA announced that the satellite had arrived at Vandenberg aboard a C-5 Galaxy military transport aircraft.[7] Installation of the payload fairing took place 27 January 2009; second stage propellant was loaded on 31 January.[8]
Several attempts were made to conduct the launch.[9][10] The first attempt was scrubbed after a failure was detected in a launch pad gaseous nitrogen pressurization system. The second attempt was scrubbed after the failure of a payload fairing air conditioning compressor, which is also part of the ground support equipment at the launch pad.
The satellite was successfully launched at about 2:22 a.m. PST. February 06, 2009[11] aboard a Delta II flying in the 7320 configuration from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Instruments
NOAA-N Prime carries a suite of instruments that provides data for weather and climate predictions. Like its predecessors, NOAA-N Prime provides global images of clouds and surface features and vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature and humidity for use in numerical weather and ocean forecast models, as well as data on ozone distribution in the upper part of the atmosphere, and near-Earth space environments—information important for the marine, aviation, power generation, agriculture, and other communities. The NOAA-N Prime primary instruments —the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR/3), High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS/4), and the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A)—were all designed for a three-year mission. The Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Spectral Radiometer (SBUV/2) was designed for a two-year mission, and the Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) was designed for a five-year mission.[12]
Damage during manufacture
On September 6, 2003, the satellite was badly damaged while being worked on at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems factory in Sunnyvale, California. The satellite fell to the floor as a team was turning it into a horizontal position. A NASA inquiry into the mishap determined that it was caused by a lack of procedural discipline throughout the facility. While the turn-over cart used during the procedure was in storage, a technician removed twenty-four bolts securing an adapter plate to it without documenting the action. The team subsequently using the cart to turn the satellite failed to check the bolts, as specified in the procedure, before attempting to move the satellite.[13] Repairs to the satellite cost $135 million. Lockheed Martin agreed to forfeit all profit from the project to help pay for repair costs; they later took a $30 million charge relating to the incident. The remainder of the repair costs were paid by the United States government.[14]
References
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "NOAA 18, 19 (NOAA N, N')". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "NOAA 19". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "NOAA-N Prime Mission Overview Booklet" (PDF). ULALAUNCH.com. United Launch Alliance. 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NOAA 19 Satellite details 2009-005A NORAD 33591". N2YO. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "NOAA-N Prime Overview". NASA. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "NOAA-N Prime Satellite Arrives At Vandenberg For Launch". NASA. Nov 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report". NASA. Jan 23, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/2009/release-20090204b.html
- ↑ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/2009/release-20090205.html
- ↑ "NOAA-N Prime (NOAA-19) Satellite". NOAA.
- ↑ "NOAA-N Prime" (PDF). NP-2008-10-056-GSFC. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "NOAA-N-Prime Satellite Mishap Investigation Report Released". SpaceRef. October 4, 2004. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Lockheed Martin Profits To Pay for NOAA N-Prime Repairs".
External links
- NOAA N-PRIME Mishap Investigation Final Report, September 13, 2004
- Picture of accident
- NASA webpage for the NOAA-N' Mission
- NOAA Satellite Status Information
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