Satellites

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Satellites


This table shows the satellites being used by CLS Argos at any time for the entire dataset.

Use this table to translate the single character satellite ID in the PRV file to the correct Satellite ID code (the NSSDC catalogue number). Note that the same single character in the PRV file can refer to different satellites at different times! This table has been verified for the entire duration of the dataset.

Id FromToNSSDCSatellite IdSatellite Common name
1 1-Jan-1982 00:00 26-Feb-1985 00:00 1981-059A 12553 NOAA 7
1 26-Feb-1985 00:00 1-Apr-1987 00:00 1984-123A 15427 NOAA 9
2 1-Jan-1982 00:00 3-May-1983 00:00 1979-057A 11416 NOAA 6
2 3-May-1983 00:00 21-Jun-1984 00:00 1983-022A 13923 NOAA 8
2 21-Jun-1984 00:00 1-Jul-1985 09:00 1979-057A 11416 NOAA 6
2 1-Jul-1985 09:00 15-Oct-1985 00:00 1983-022A 13923 NOAA 8
2 15-Oct-1985 00:00 22-Sep-1986 12:00 1979-057A 11416 NOAA 6
2 22-Sep-1986 12:00 1-Apr-1987 00:00 1986-073A 16969 NOAA 10
2 1-Apr-1987 00:00 1-Sep-1988 00:00 1984-123A 15427 NOAA 9
2 5-May-2003 11:00 24-Oct-2003 21:00 2002-056A 27597 ADEOS 2
3 1-Apr-1987 00:00 1-Sep-1988 00:00 1986-073A 16969 NOAA 10
A 1-Aug-2007 00:00 present 2006-044A 29499 METOP-A
D 16-Sep-1991 06:00 present 1991-032A 21263 NOAA 12
F 1-Sep-1988 00:00 present 1984-123A 15427 NOAA 9
G 1-Sep-1988 00:00 present 1986-073A 16969 NOAA 10
H 7-Nov-1988 03:00 present 1988-089A 19531 NOAA 11
J 31-Jan-1995 23:00 present 1994-089A 22739 NOAA 14
K 23-Sep-1998 01:00 present 1998-030A 25338 NOAA 15
L 26-Oct-2000 02:00 present 2000-055A 26536 NOAA 16
M 18-Jul-2002 01:00 present 2002-032A 27453 NOAA 17
N 20-May-2005 10:22 present 2005-018A 28654 NOAA 18
P 6-Feb-2009 00:00 present 2009-005A 33591 NOAA 19