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NOAA 17 Spacecraft Status Summary


Spacecraft Mission Data

Spacecraft Letter:
International Designation: 2002 032A 
Catalog Number:
27453 
Launch Date: 06/24/2002  Operational Date: 10/15/2002 Operational Status: AM Backup
Notes:
31 Aug 08 & 3 Nov 08 PSE Mode Controller swap, 4 Nov 08 SADBIAS slew Solar Array (S/A), additional slew S/A to -45 from -40, 5 Nov 08 slew S/A to -50, 6 Nov 08 slew S/A to -35 , 11 Nov 08 SADBIAS slewed S/A. Shunt degradation investigation underway
 
GAC:
Yes 
HRPT:
Yes  STX-1/LSB  1698.0 MHz 
LAC:
Yes 
APT:
Yes  VTX-2  137.62 MZ 
 
LTAN:
21:43:00Inclination Angle:98.7(Deg) Altitude:810(Km) 
  Precession Rate:-2.1(min/month)  Period:101.2(minutes) 



Subsystem Status:

Subsystem
Description
Status
ADACSAttitude Determination and Control SystemGreen
AMSU-A1Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A1Red
AMSU-A2Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit -A2Green
AMSU-BAdvanced Microwave Sounding Unit -BGreen
AVHRRAdvanced Very High Resolution RadiometerGreen
CCSCommand and Control SystemGreen
COMMCommunicationsYellow
DCSData Collection SystemGreen
DHSData Handling SystemGreen
DPLYDeployment Subsystem 
EPSElectrical Power SystemGreen
FSWFlight Software 
GROUNDPolar Acquisition and Command System (PACS) 
HIRSHigh Resolution Infrared Radiation 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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