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/fd4a398d-682c-4748-8349-83a8aa47cebf NOAA-7 NOAA-7 was launched in June 1981 and was a third generationoperational meteorological satellite for use in the NationalOperational Environmental Satellite System (NOESS) and for the supportof the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) during 1978-84. Thesatellite design provided an economical and stable sun-synchronousplatform for advanced operational instruments to measure the earth'satmosphere, its surface and cloud cover, and the near-spaceenvironment. The satellite was based upon the Block 5D spacecraft busdeveloped for the U.S. Air Force, and it was capable of maintaining anearth-pointing accuracy of better than plus or minus 0.1 degree with amotion 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). Secondaryexperiments consisted of a Space Environment Monitor (SEM) and a DataCollection and Platform Location System (DCPLS). A contaminationmonitor was provided by the U.S. Air Force to assess contaminationsources, levels, and effects for consideration on future spacecraft.__________Taken from the NSSDC System for Information Retrieval and Storage (SIRS). Formore information contact the NSSDC Coordinated Request and User Support Office,301-286-6695 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 933.4, Greenbelt, Maryland20771, USA, 'http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/').Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: NOAA-7 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) Short_Name: NOAA-7 Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: NOAA-C End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: TOVS Short_Name: AVHRR End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-09 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Sample_Image: http://www.siloworld.com/MISSILE%20%20LAUNCHES/VAFB/SLC-3/19810623_087F_1229.JPG Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1981-06-23 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_GroupEnd_Group