Atlas E | NOAA 12
Status: Success | Launched: May 14, 1991 15:52 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: SM-65E Atlas — Atlas family
Mission
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.