NOAA-L satellite is lifted for mating

[KSC-00PD-7005]

  • Photo Number: KSC-00PD-7005

  • Release Date: 30-Jun-2000

    • Description: Inside the B16-10 spacecraft processing hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., workers oversee the lifting and rotating of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-L) satellite to allow for mating of the Apogee Kick Motor (AKM). NOAA-L is part of the Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) program that provides atmospheric measurements of temperature, humidity, ozone and cloud images, tracking weather patterns that affect the global weather and climate. The launch of the NOAA-L satellite is scheduled no earlier than Sept. 12 aboard a Lockheed Martin Titan II rocket. Thumbnail GIF 80 100 12069 Slide GIF 122 156 27699 Low GIF 191 240 65649 Medium JPEG 612 768 111056 High JPEG 2390 2999 1433744

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