NOAA environmental satellite to be launched

Abstract

Through a joint effort of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, an environmental satellite for monitoring Earth's oceans and atmosphere is set for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., July 13.NOAA‐1, to be named NOAA‐13 once in orbit, will observe a different portion of the Earth's surface on its orbit every 102 minutes. The satellite will view Earth's entire surface and cloud cover once every 12 hours, collecting meteorological and ocean data jointly with NOAA‐11 and ‐12 for direct transmission to users worldwide and to central data processing centers.