Titan II SLV | NOAA 15

The NOAA K, L and M POES satellites begin the fifth generation of improved environmental monitoring in support of NOAA missions. The instrument payload has significant improvements and additions/deletions. The instrument changes have effected the spacecraft subsystems and data formats.

Mission Details

  • Launch date: May 13, 1998 at 03:52 PM UTC
  • Launch vehicle: Titan II SLV
  • Operator: United States Air Force
  • Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
  • Mission type: Earth Science