NOAA 16
Titan II SLV
United States Air Force
Mission
NOAA 16
Type: Earth Science
The NOAA K, L and M POES satellites begin the fifth generation of improved environmental monitoring in support of NOAA missions. The instrument payload has significant improvements and additions/deletions. The instrument changes have effected the spacecraft subsystems and data formats.
Location
Space Launch Complex 4W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
707 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Titan II SLV – Lockheed Martin
Family: Titan
Length: 31.4 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 117 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3600 kg
The Titan II SLV was manufactured by Lockheed Martin with the first launch on 1988-09-05. Titan II SLV has 12 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 13 launches. The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
