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Launch · COSPAR 1983-022 · 28 Mar 1983

NOAA 8

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

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

13

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

11

85% 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 · 13

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
NOAA 8NOAA POES / JPSS139231983-022AUnknownLEO782 / 803 km98.73°on orbitNOAA

Debris Debris · 12

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
NOAA 8 DEB139241983-022BDecayedLEO283 / 315 km98.48°12 Oct 1991—
NOAA 8 DEB144771983-022CDecayedLEO237 / 258 km98.55°21 May 1991—
NOAA 8 DEB164421983-022DDecayedLEO503 / 983 km98.71°09 Feb 1986—
NOAA 8 DEB164431983-022EDecayedLEO393 / 801 km98.76°16 Jan 1986—
NOAA 8 DEB164441983-022FDecayedLEO367 / 879 km98.63°20 Jan 1986—
NOAA 8 DEB165021983-022GDecayedLEO260 / 281 km98.77°21 Feb 1988—
NOAA 8 DEB165031983-022HDecayedLEO335 / 379 km99.03°19 Feb 1989—
NOAA 8 DEB165041983-022JDecayedLEO647 / 716 km98.62°13 Nov 1986—
NOAA 8 DEB286041983-022KDecayedLEO341 / 375 km99.07°17 Oct 2005—
NOAA 8 DEB388391983-022LDecayedLEO436 / 445 km98.38°03 Dec 2021—
NOAA 8 DEB388401983-022MInactiveLEO558 / 567 km98.34°on orbit—
NOAA 8 DEB388411983-022NDecayedLEO617 / 626 km98.35°07 Jul 2023—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1983-022
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
28 Mar 1983
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYD5TV2N3GGKNE0F1YC

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1983-022; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.