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NOAA 18 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Mission Data

Spacecraft Letter:
International Designation: 2005018A 
Catalog Number:
28654 
Launch Date: 05/20/2005  Operational Date: 08/30/2005 Operational Status: PM Primary
Notes:
JD 08/318-19:25z: SBUV returned to operational configuration . JD08/317-03:27:45z SBUV Chopper motor recovered. JD08/314-02:35 SBUV Chopper Motor stalled
 
GAC:
YES 
HRPT:
Yes  STX-3/HSB  1707.0 MHz 
LAC:
YES 
APT:
Yes  VTX-1  137.1 MHz 
 
LTAN:
13:39:00Inclination Angle:98.74(Deg) Altitude:854(Km) 
  Precession Rate:0.5(min/month)  Period:102.12(minutes) 



Subsystem Status:

Subsystem
Description
Status
ADACSAttitude Determination and Control SystemGreen
AMSU-A1Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1Green
AMSU-A2Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2Green
AVHRRAdvanced Very High Resolution RadiometerGreen
CCSCommand and Control SystemGreen
COMMCommunicationsGreen
DCSData Collection SystemGreen
DHSData Handling SystemGreen
DPLYDeployment SubsystemGreen
EPSElectrical Power SystemGreen
FSWFlight Software 
GROUNDPolar Acquisition and Command System (PACS) 
HIRSHigh Resolution Infrared Radiation SounderYellow
MHSMicrowave Humidity SounderGreen
RCSReaction Control Subsystem 
SARPSearch and Rescue ProcessorGreen
SARRSearch and Rescue RepeaterGreen
SBUVSolar Backscatter ultraviolet RadiometerGreen
SEMSpace Environment MonitorGreen
THERMThermal Control SystemGreen

Click on the subsystem name to get detailed status for that subsystem.

Status Key
Status Color Meaning
GREEN
=
Operational (or capable of)
YELLOW
=
Operational with limitations (or Standby)

ORANGE

=
Operational with Degraded Performance

RED

=
Not Operational
BLANK
=
No Status Reported

 




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