NOAA 8
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on 11 October 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Service provider
Government • USA
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Objects from this launch
13 objects
SATCAT inventory for 1983-022
Last checked: 2026-03-18T06:11:01.069+00:00
Last success: 2026-03-18T06:11:01.069+00:00
Last non-empty: 2026-03-18T06:11:01.069+00:00
Latest snapshot: 2026-03-18T06:11:01.069+00:00
Snapshot hash: 0954d0745d8ede3c6917e5fe4c9b34fb551bf6ab8ab214302b908c179fd56ec0
LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 0DEB: 12UNK: 0
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SATCAT payload objects
NOAA 8
1983-022ANORAD 13923PAYUnited States (US)Ops: - Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 100.72 minRCS: 3.992 m²
Inc: 98.7°
782 km → 803 km
SATCAT non-payload objects
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022BNORAD 13924DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 90.50 minRCS: 0.113 m²
Inc: 98.5°
283 km → 315 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022CNORAD 14477DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 89.46 minRCS: 0.013 m²
Inc: 98.5°
237 km → 258 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022DNORAD 16442DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 99.67 minRCS: 0.090 m²
Inc: 98.7°
503 km → 983 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022ENORAD 16443DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 96.63 minRCS: 0.140 m²
Inc: 98.8°
393 km → 801 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022FNORAD 16444DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 97.17 minRCS: 0.020 m²
Inc: 98.6°
367 km → 879 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022GNORAD 16502DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 89.93 minRCS: 0.147 m²
Inc: 98.8°
260 km → 281 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022HNORAD 16503DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 91.68 minRCS: 0.185 m²
Inc: 99.0°
335 km → 379 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022JNORAD 16504DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 98.38 minRCS: 0.015 m²
Inc: 98.6°
647 km → 716 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022KNORAD 28604DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 91.70 minRCS: 0.005 m²
Inc: 99.1°
341 km → 375 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022LNORAD 38839DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.39 minRCS: 0.006 m²
Inc: 98.4°
436 km → 445 km
NOAA 8 DEB
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 96.50 minRCS: 0.019 m²
Inc: 98.3°
587 km → 595 km
NOAA 8 DEB
1983-022NNORAD 38841DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 97.13 minRCS: 0.007 m²
Inc: 98.3°
617 km → 626 km
