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Weather Satellites: NOAA 6

NOAA 6 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite 6

Launch date: June 27, 1979

Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Launch vehicle: Atlas E/F

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:

Work as a companion to TIROS-N to provide continuous coverage of the Earth and to provide high-resolution global meteorological data.

  • Overview of weather satellite NOAA 6 of the TIROS N weather satellite program.
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