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  skos:prefLabel "NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites)"@en ;
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  skos:narrower <https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a6a7b0e4-f58a-42fe-b723-d6405d4afde2> .

<https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a6a7b0e4-f58a-42fe-b723-d6405d4afde2>
  ns0:resource [ ] ;
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  skos:definition """NOAA-8 was launched in March 1983 and was a third-generation operational
meteorological satellite for use in the National Environmental Satellite Data
and Information Service (NESDIS) of NOAA.  NOAA-8 was the first spacecraft of
the advanced TIROS-N (ATN) series.  The satellite design provided an economical
and stable sun-synchronous platform for advanced operational instruments to
measure the earth's atmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-space
environment.  The satellite was based upon the Block 5D spacecraft bus
developed for the U.S. Air Force, and it was capable of maintaining an
earth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus 0.1 degree with a motion
rate of less than 0.035 degree/second.
Primary sensors included an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)
and a TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS). Secondary experiments
consisted of a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a Data Collection and
Platform Location System (DCPLS).  A Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
(SARSAT) system was also included on NOAA-8.  Although designed for a 2-year
life span, NOAA-8 experienced a premature failure in June 1984.
__________
Taken from the NSSDC System for Information Retrieval and Storage (SIRS). For
more information contact the NSSDC Coordinated Request and User Support Office,
301-286-6695 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 933.4, Greenbelt, Maryland
20771, USA,"http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/").


Group: Platform_Details
   Entry_ID: NOAA-8
   Group: Platform_Identification
      Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
      Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites)
      Short_Name: NOAA-8
      Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-8
   End_Group
   Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
      Short_Name: NOAA-E
   End_Group
   Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
      Short_Name: AVHRR
      Short_Name: TOVS
   End_Group
   Creation_Date: 2007-11-09
   Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
   Sample_Image: http://www.dk3wn.info/images/noaa.gif
   Group: Platform_Logistics
      Launch_Date: 1983-06-20
      Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA
      Primary_Sponsor: NASA
   End_Group
End_Group"""@en ;
  skos:prefLabel "NOAA-8"@en ;
  skos:inScheme <https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concepts/concept_scheme/platforms> ;
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  a skos:Concept .