https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.7 2026-04-15T10:53:30.610Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/platforms/53a886bf-db3f-4b8c-a111-ba6593dae207 NOAA-16 NOAA-16 previously NOAA-L was launched on Spetember 21, 2000 on aTitan2 launch vehicle.General Information:Designation - 26536 / 00055ALaunch date - 21 Sep 2000Country of origin - United StatesMission - MeteorologyPerigee/Apogee - 870 kmInclination - 98.70Period - 102 minLaunch vehicle - Titan 2 #22More Information:'http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_noaa_16.html''http://www.osd.noaa.gov/'Track NOAA-16:'http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/'Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: NOAA-16 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) Short_Name: NOAA-16 Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: NOAA-L End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: AMSU-B Short_Name: AMSU-A End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 99 deg Period: 102.1 min End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-08 Online_Resource: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/spacecraftStatusSummary.asp?spacecraft=16 Sample_Image: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/images/noaa-l.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2000-09-21 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_GroupEnd_Group