Placed NOAA-M, which became NOAA 17, into sun-synchronous orbit from Vandenberg as the primary morning polar weather satellite for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 827 kg
- Flight
- 12th
- of 13 Titan II SLV flights
- Date and time
- 6 January 2003, 14:19 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan II SLV
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2003-001
- Launches in 2003
- 1st of 63
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