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Launch · COSPAR 1979-057 · 27 Jun 1979

NOAA 6

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

5

83% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 6

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
NOAA 6NOAA POES / JPSS114161979-057AUnknownLEO766 / 780 km98.56°on orbitNOAA

Debris Debris · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
NOAA 6 DEB114191979-057BDecayedLEO206 / 222 km97.92°16 Mar 2003—
NOAA 6 DEB116341979-057CDecayedLEO193 / 219 km97.92°13 Jul 2004—
NOAA 6 DEB221391979-057DDecayedLEO382 / 425 km98.57°12 May 1993—
NOAA 6 DEB432951979-057EDecayedLEO408 / 430 km98.59°30 Oct 2019—
NOAA 6 DEB432961979-057FDecayedLEO344 / 381 km98.32°10 Apr 2018—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1979-057
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
27 Jun 1979
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95NN

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1979-057; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.