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NOAA 18

retired
Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2005-018ALaunched 5/20/2005
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
NOAA N
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7320-10C
Launch Date
5/20/2005
Last Contact
5/20/2025
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
856 km
Inclination
98.74 deg
Dry Mass
1,416 kg
Total Mass
1,420 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Earth Observation
Payload Category
MET
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Constellation
Name
NOAA POES / TIROS
Active Satellites
0
Registry
COSPAR ID
2005-018A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/481
Track
Mentions
9
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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Actions

Parsons is delivering data from NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19 to NESDIS to support NOAA’s numerical weather prediction and climate models and environmental monitoring.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 4, 2023NOAA using new cloud-based system + business model to supply data from older environmental satellite fleet

NOAA pursued a Ground System as a Service (GSaaS) capability to continue operating NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19 well into the future.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.8Dec 4, 2023NOAA using new cloud-based system + business model to supply data from older environmental satellite fleet

Parsons added a team of private-sector companies to transition operational control of NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19 and to develop a new commercial cloud-based ground system that will remain active until September 2025.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 4, 2023NOAA using new cloud-based system + business model to supply data from older environmental satellite fleet

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration selected a Parsons Corporation–led team to provide engineering services, information technology functionality, and flight operations support to assume on-orbit operations for the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Oct 23, 2022Parsons awarded million$$ contract by NOAA for POES Ops

Xplore Inc. completed a satellite testing initiative using Microsoft Azure Orbital to conduct satellite operations for NOAA’s NOAA-18 satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 27, 2022Xplore’s software delivers satellite operations testing for NOAA with Azure Orbital

The CRADA demonstration with NOAA-18 proved the technical feasibility of using the cloud to connect with legacy satellite software designed more than 15 years ago.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 27, 2022Xplore’s software delivers satellite operations testing for NOAA with Azure Orbital

Xplore Inc. completed a satellite testing initiative using Microsoft Azure Orbital to conduct satellite operations for the NOAA-18 satellite.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 26, 2022Xplore completes satellite testing of Microsoft Azure Orbital

NOAA obtained data downlinked from the 17-year-old NOAA-18 satellite through an Azure Orbital ground station in Quincy, Washington to the Azure cloud during a proof-of-concept demonstration.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Jun 23, 2022Microsoft, Xplore and NOAA demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations

In April, NOAA sought information from contractors interested in providing engineering and information-technology services and handling flight operations for polar-orbiting satellites NOAA-15, NOAA-18, and NOAA-19.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.4Jun 23, 2022Microsoft, Xplore and NOAA demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations