NOAA-16

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NOAA-16, also known as NOAA-L before launch, was an operational, polar orbiting, weather satellite series operated by the National Environmental Satellite Service (NESS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-16 continued the series of Advanced TIROS-N (ATN) spacecraft that began with the launch of NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) in 1983; but it had additional new and improved instrumentation over the NOAA A-K series and a new launch vehicle. It was launched on 21 September 2000 and, following an unknown anomaly, it was decommissioned on 9 June 2014. In November 2015 it broke up in orbit, creating more than 200 pieces of debris.

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mass 2232 kilogram, 


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    Onil 02 oct 2004 0928ZOnil 02 oct 2004 0928Z
    NOAA-L satellite tilted in Vandenberg AFB clean roomNOAA-L satellite tilted in Vandenberg AFB clean room
    Heavy blue band shows flooding along the Mississippi River. (Image credit: NOAA/NESDIS Operational Significant Event Imagery)Heavy blue band shows flooding along the Mississippi River. (Image credit: NOAA/NESDIS Operational Significant Event Imagery)
    Tropical Cyclone 01A 24 may 2001 0936ZTropical Cyclone 01A 24 may 2001 0936Z
    Hurricane Adolph 29May2001Hurricane Adolph 29May2001
    TS Cosme 13 july 2001 1926ZTS Cosme 13 july 2001 1926Z
    Chantal 20 aug 2001 1935ZChantal 20 aug 2001 1935Z
    TS Chantal 21 aug 2001 1924ZTS Chantal 21 aug 2001 1924Z
    TS Dean 27 aug 2001 1644ZTS Dean 27 aug 2001 1644Z
    Hurricane Felix 13 sept 2001 1703ZHurricane Felix 13 sept 2001 1703Z