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    term: NOAA-12 (NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-12)
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contributors:
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      name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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description: 'The 5th generation series of POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) started with NOAA-K (NOAA-15) which was launched on a Titan II vehicle on May 13, 1998 from VAFB, CA into a morning orbit to replace the aging NOAA-12 satellite.'
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end_date: 2005-12-31T00:00:00
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instruments:
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    identifier: argos-3
    name: ARGOS-3
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  - description: Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
    description_attribution: Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
    identifier: high-resolution-infra-red-sounder-2
    name: High Resolution Infra-red Sounder/2
    uri: /instrument/high-resolution-infra-red-sounder-2
  - description: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
    description_attribution: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
    identifier: advanced-very-high-resolution-radiometer-2
    name: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer/2
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  - description: Space environment monitor
    description_attribution: Space environment monitor
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    name: Space Environment Monitor
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  - description: Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
    description_attribution: Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
    identifier: stratospheric-sounding-unit
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  - description: ~
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  - description: Absorption-band MW radiometer/spectrometer
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name: 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 12'
parents: []
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references: []
start_date: 1991-05-14T00:00:00
type: platform
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url: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poes/